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Federal parties fuzzy on offshore future as scientists call for end to extraction
HALIFAX - As prominent climate scientists argue that new offshore oil and gas extraction must end off Canada's East Coast, the three main political parties either support continued development or are ...
Sep 15, 2021
Chiefs' Reid deflects attention as he approaches NFL history
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Good luck getting Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid to ruminate on the fact that he's nearing NFL history, just one win away from becoming the first to reach 100 with two different...
Sep 15, 2021
Montreal care home doctor worried about lack of staff as COVID-19 hit, coroner hears
MONTREAL - A doctor who treated residents of a Montreal-area care home where dozens of patients died of COVID-19 says she was concerned about the lack of staff and personal protective equipment at the...
Sep 15, 2021
Browns' Beckham not ready after surgery, 2021 debut delayed
BEREA, Ohio - Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. isn't ready to play following knee surgery and won't make his debut Sunday against Houston. Coach Kevin Stefanski ruled Beckham out Tuesday, s...
Sep 15, 2021
Grizzlies waive Marc Gasol days after trading for his rights
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Grizzlies have waived center Marc Gasol days after acquiring his rights in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Grizzlies announced the move Wednesday. They acquired G...
Sep 15, 2021
Desmond inquiry: former soldier sought counselling the same day he killed his family
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Less than a month before Lionel Desmond killed his wife, mother, daughter and himself in 2017, the Afghanistan war veteran called a community group near his home in Nova Scotia...
Sep 15, 2021
OHL to require proof of full vaccination at Ontario facilities beginning Sept. 22
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League will now require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for entry into all 17 of its facilities across the province starting Sept. 22. The move comes after the ...
Sep 15, 2021
Pandemic recovery for Indigenous tourism will be slow, says report
VANCOUVER - The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada is making a bleak prediction about its members' ability to rapidly recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The association says even with the very ...
Sep 15, 2021
First Nation opens water treatment plant, ending decades-old drinking water advisory
SHOAL LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Shoal Lake 40 First Nation is welcoming clean, running water for the first time in nearly 25 years. The First Nation on the Manitoba-Ontario boundary is celebrating today...
Sep 15, 2021
Search for potential unmarked graves at former Nanaimo Indian Hospital site to begin
Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous peoples at residential schools and hospitals. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential...
Sep 15, 2021
