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Union calls for independent review of workloads for veterans' case managers
OTTAWA - The union representing case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada is calling for an independent review following reports its members are struggling with excessive workloads, which are putting d...
Nov 23, 2021
Ahmaud Arbery case goes to jury after 13-day trial
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A jury now has the case after a 13-day trial of three white men charged with murder and other crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. The jury got the case on Tuesday after final c...
Nov 23, 2021
Are the Riders One and Done or Prepping for Grey Cup Run?
Well, as TS Eliot once wrote, but not necessarily for the CFL, this is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.The CFL managed to make it through to the end of their regular season with ...
Nov 23, 2021
Canadian quarterback Rourke named top performer for last week of CFL season
TORONTO - Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke has been named the CFL's top performer for the final week of the 2021 regular season. Rourke, from Oakville, Ont., threw for a touchdown and ran for three ...
Nov 23, 2021
Business groups, Tories ask Liberals for plan in throne speech to cool inflation
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing calls to use today's throne speech to lay out a plan to help cool inflationary pressures. Speaking ahead of this afternoon's throne speech, Conservative finan...
Nov 23, 2021
Forty-five per cent prepared to ditch social distancing at holiday gatherings: poll
OTTAWA - Almost half of Canadians plan to abandon social distancing during holiday gatherings and hug, kiss and shake hands with friends and family, a new poll shows. The poll by Leger in collaboratio...
Nov 23, 2021
Point 'em down: Canada's alpine ski World Cup races back with a bonus in Lake Louise
World Cup alpine ski racing returns to Canada after a pandemic hiatus with something extra. A third race joins the men's downhill and super-G in Lake Louise, Alta., that traditionally open the interna...
Nov 23, 2021
Canadian women's qualifier for basketball World Cup to be held February in Osaka
TORONTO - Canada's women's basketball team will play its World Cup qualifying tournament February in Osaka, Japan. Canada was drawn Tuesday into a group that includes Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Ja...
Nov 23, 2021
Mustangs acquire back-to-back captains within 24 hours
It seems as though the Mustangs are going for it all this year, as in the past 24 hours, they have grabbed two separate captains in two separate deals, from two other teams in the Saskatchewan Junior ...
Nov 23, 2021
Give a Little Life Day 2021
"Give A Little Life Day" is undergoing a transformation!Have you ever needed our hospital? Maybe you've had a knee replaced, been seen in our Emergency Room, spent time in our cast clinic or the eye s...
Nov 23, 2021