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AP source: GOP Maryland Gov. Hogan won't run for Senate
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan plans to announce Tuesday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate, rebuffing an aggressive recruitment push from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell...
Feb 08, 2022

Winnipeg Blue Bombers agree to terms with veteran receiver Greg Ellingson
It didn't take Kyle Walters long to move on from Kenny Lawler. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM confirmed Tuesday morning that the club has agreed to terms with veteran American receiver Greg Ellingson on...
Feb 08, 2022

State of Emergence: Why We Need Artists Right Now
The pandemic disruption has amplified the ways in which the systems and policies that shape contemporary Canadian society are producing harmful outcomes for many. A climate crisis. A health crisis. An...
Feb 08, 2022

Court denies injunction to unvaccinated Quebec caregivers seeking access to residents
MONTREAL - A Quebec court has rebuffed unvaccinated caregivers who were hoping to obtain an injunction allowing them to enter nursing homes without showing proof of vaccination. In a ruling today, Sup...
Feb 08, 2022

Liberal MP breaks ranks party on COVID-19, says government 'demonizes' Canadians
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal MP Jol Lightbound says it's time his government stops dividing Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic. Lightbound broke publicly with his political party today, telling reporters...
Feb 08, 2022

Sask. to lift COVID measures by end of February; proof of vax ending Monday
Saskatchewan is set to remove its COVID-related public health measures in the coming days, with proof of vaccination or a negative test going first.Other public health measures - including masking in ...
Feb 08, 2022

‘This place was like home for me’: Derrick Moncrief returns to Riders, Sask. adds Sankey to LB group
Derrick Moncrief said coming back to the Saskatchewan Roughriders feels like coming home."I come from a small hometown - Prattville, Alabama - and it just reminds me of that. Just football and nothing...
Feb 08, 2022

Alberta premier set to announce timeline to reduce COVID-19 health restrictions
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will announce later today a plan to reduce COVID-19 health restrictions. Kenney says it will be a prudent timeline to lift the rules provided pressure o...
Feb 08, 2022

Liberal MP Joël Lightbound calls out Trudeau government for 'divisive' COVID policies
A Liberal member of Parliament is calling out his own government for what he says is its divisive management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jol Lightbound told reporters in Ottawa today that federal COVID-...
Feb 08, 2022

Probes of Montreal-area high school ordered after coaches arrested on sex charges
MONTREAL - Two investigations have been ordered into the allegedly toxic climate at a Montreal high school where three coaches were arrested on sex charges last week. In a statement, the Marguerite-Bo...
Feb 08, 2022