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Oregon lawmakers pass rental assistance in special session
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon lawmakers on Monday passed additional safety nets to keep housed thousands of people currently struggling to pay rent or facing eviction during the pandemic and also appro...
Dec 13, 2021
Government open to amending paid sick leave bill it wants passed by week's end
OTTAWA - Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says the government is open to amending legislation that would provide 10 days of paid sick leave for federally regulated workers. O'Regan acknowledges that at ...
Dec 13, 2021
Chris Boucher leads Toronto Raptors in 124-101 rout of Sacramento Kings
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors poured in a season-high 70 points in the first half to cruise to a 124-101 win against the Sacramento Kings on Monday. Chris Boucher's 17 points led the way as Toronto (1...
Dec 13, 2021
Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted Monday to recommend contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows as lawmakers demand hi...
Dec 13, 2021
Trudeau's minority Liberal government easily survives first confidence test
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has easily survived its first confidence test of the new parliamentary session with the help of the Bloc Qubcois and the NDP. A Conservative amend...
Dec 13, 2021
Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the man...
Dec 13, 2021
La Liga sells Spanish broadcast rights for $5B+ for 5 years
MADRID (AP) - Spain's top soccer league has generated 4.95 billion euros ($5.6 billion) from the sale of subscription broadcast domestic rights for five seasons. La Liga has sold games for live broadc...
Dec 13, 2021
‘Once in a lifetime’: Birch Hills still buzzing from Gord Bamford show
It's an experience that many living in the town of Birch Hills never imagined would come to their community.On Saturday, award-winning country artist Gord Bamford brought his "Kick COVID in the A$$" t...
Dec 13, 2021
Curling bubble helped put sport back on track after being iced by pandemic
Veteran skip Brad Gushue admits he had a love-hate relationship with curling over the last year. The sport essentially shut down for most of 2020 due to the pandemic. It returned last winter with a mo...
Dec 13, 2021
Federal Conservatives back province on removing CP Rail’s tax exemptions
The federal Conservatives are trying to change part of the Constitution.MPs from Saskatchewan have put forward a motion to repeal Section 24 of the Saskatchewan Act.That's the section the CP Rail comp...
Dec 13, 2021