Megan Rapinoe returns to U.S. national team after year-long absence
by It was quite a year for Megan Rapinoe. Her book came out, she hosted an HBO special and she got engaged to girlfriend Sue Bird. …
Day: January 12, 2021
Skinny shinny season: City-run rinks ban outdoor hockey amid COVID-19 pandemic
Lacing up skates for a game of shinny on an outdoor rink is a cold-weather ritual for many Canadians. The treasured pastime has largely disappeared …
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers says he will guest-host on Jeopardy!
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will be a guest host on “Jeopardy!” during the off-season. The show is currently using a series …
Skinny shinny season: City-run rinks ban outdoor hockey amid COVID-19 pandemic
Lacing up skates for a game of shinny on an outdoor rink is a cold-weather ritual for many Canadians. The treasured pastime has largely disappeared …
New observatory opens in dark sky preserve near Edmonton
Whether it’s watching for aurora, shooting stars, or the planets, Edmonton-area star gazers have a new tool to get a closer look at the night …
New observatory opens in dark sky preserve near Edmonton
Whether it’s watching for aurora, shooting stars, or the planets, Edmonton-area star gazers have a new tool to get a closer look at the night …
FedDev Ontario’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund protects more than 1,700 jobs in Windsor-Essex in 2020
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan has helped to protect millions of jobs, provide emergency support to families and keep businesses afloat as they deal with …
FedDev Ontario’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund protects 2,770 jobs in Eastern Ontario in 2020
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan has helped to protect millions of jobs, provide emergency support to families and keep businesses afloat as they deal with …
FedDev Ontario’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund protects over 1,500 jobs in Central-Eastern Ontario in 2020
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan has helped to protect millions of jobs, provide emergency support to families and keep businesses afloat as they deal with …
RCMP union calls for clear guidelines on when body cameras can be turned off
The union representing more than 19,000 Mounties is seeking clearer guidelines on when body-worn cameras can be turned off — and tougher penalties for those who …
Minister Miller and Indigenous Services Canada officials to hold a news conference on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Please be advised that the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, Valerie Gideon, Associate Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, and Dr. Tom Wong, …
India’s top court suspends implementation of new farm laws that led to mass protests
India’s top court on Tuesday temporarily put on hold the implementation of agricultural reform laws and ordered the creation of an independent committee of experts …
Earth losing roughly 1% to 2% of its insects annually, new studies suggest
Climate change, insecticides, herbicides, light pollution, invasive species and changes in agriculture and land use are causing Earth to lose probably 1% to 2% of …
FedDev Ontario’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund protects more than 2,900 jobs in Waterloo and surrounding regions in 2020
Over 330 local businesses and organizations received $30.4 million in combined funding to help weather the impacts of COVID-19
FedDev Ontario’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund protects 12,320 jobs in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in 2020
Nearly 580 local businesses and organizations received $98.6 million in combined funding to help weather the impacts of COVID-19
Ont. College of Nurses investigating 2 nurses who travelled to D.C. rally promoting ‘COVID fraud’ conspiracy
Ontario’s nursing regulator says it is investigating two nurses who travelled to Washington, D.C., last week to attend a rally by a group of their …
FedDev Ontario’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund protects more than 1,760 jobs from London to Sarnia to Chatham-Kent in 2020
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan has helped to protect millions of jobs, provide emergency support to families and keep businesses afloat as they deal with …
Royal Canadian Navy welcomes new Commander
Vice-Admiral Craig Baines assumed the duties of Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (CRCN) from Vice-Admiral Art McDonald this afternoon in a virtual change of …
Air Canada suspending passenger service to Yellowknife on Jan. 23
The airline says it’s cutting flights to the city due to “stifled demand from ongoing travel restrictions and blanket quarantine rules.”
More than half Manitoba’s active COVID-19 cases are in First Nations population
Vaccine distribution has begun on a handful of Manitoba reserves as a task force reports that 61 per cent of the people with active COVID-19 …
FedDev Ontario’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund protects more than 1,600 jobs in the Hamilton and Niagara regions in 2020
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan has helped to protect millions of jobs, provide emergency support to families and keep businesses afloat as they deal with …
The National On-Demand: RCMP investigate workplace COVID-19 death | Jan. 11, 2021
The RCMP has launched an investigation into the COVID-19 death of a man who worked at an Alberta Cargill meat processing plant where 950 people …
Ontario set to announce new COVID-19 measures, updated projections
The Ontario government is expected to announce new COVID-19 measures today, along with updated modelling that projects the province’s intensive care units could be overrun …
Health-care workers battled burnout before COVID-19 — now it’s even worse, experts warn
New Canadian research suggests feelings of burnout were high long before COVID-19 arrived in Canada, particularly among nurses. This is prompting concern that months of …
Atlantic Lotto plans bigger-bet online casinos for P.E.I. and Nova Scotia
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation says it’s preparing to expand a new online casino to allow play by residents of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, …
Canada-U.S. border to remain closed until at least Feb. 21
The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Feb. 21.
Fourth Alberta health-care worker to die of COVID-19 remembered as dedicated and selfless
Rose Vandelannoite, a healthcare aide at Summerwood Village in Sherwood Park, died of complications from the disease on Sunday. She is among 1,307 Alberta to …
Remarks from the Chief Public Health Officer on COVID-19, January 12, 2021
Remarks from the Chief Public Health Officer on COVID-19, January 12, 2021
Minister Bibeau announces launch of consultation on the Canada Grain Act review
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced today the launch of the consultation phase of the Canada Grain Act review while speaking …
Assault of an inmate at Atlantic Institution
On January 7, 2021 at about 5 p.m., an inmate was found to have been victim of an assault at Atlantic Institution, a maximum security …
Death of an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution
On January 11, 2021, Tommy Beaulieu, an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution died while in our custody.
Jamie Koe says no to curling playdowns, will not attend Brier
Longtime Northwest Territories curler Jamie Koe, brother of Kevin Koe and Kerry Galusha, tells CBC Sports his team is withdrawing from their territorial playdowns due …
Jamie Koe says no to curling playdowns, will not attend Brier
Longtime Northwest Territories curler Jamie Koe, brother of Kevin Koe and Kerry Galusha, tells CBC Sports his team is withdrawing from their territorial playdowns due …
Trump takes no responsibility for violence at U.S. Capitol that left 5 dead
President Donald Trump on Tuesday took no responsibility for his part in fomenting the violence at the U.S. Capitol last week, despite his comments encouraging …
Democrat Jayapal tests positive for COVID-19, slams Republicans who wouldn’t mask up in Capitol riot
Pramila Jayapal, congresswoman from Washington, has said she has tested positive and criticized Republican members of Congress who declined to wear a mask when it …
Developing innovative food production technologies with the Deep Space Food Challenge
Today, the Canadian Space Agency announced the Deep Space Food Challenge in Canada, a competition to develop innovative ways of producing food for astronauts on …
Bruins retiring jersey of Willie O’Ree, who broke NHL colour barrier in 1958
Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s colour barrier, is set have his No. 22 jersey retired by the Boston Bruins prior to their Feb. 18 …
Government secures another 20M COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the federal government has reached an agreement to purchase another 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the …
Canada Invests in a Greener Metro Vancouver Region
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today …
Federal government moves to seal off Canadian companies from human rights violations in China
The federal government announced a suite of new regulations today meant to ensure that Canadian companies are not complicit in human rights abuses or the …