8 h. ago The strategic blunder that doomed the Edmonton Oilers against Florida this year

The Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 and 2025 Stanley Cup Final, but the while the difference between the two teams was razor thin in 2024, it was more of a deep chasm in 2025. This year the Panthers proved to be a far better team than the Oilers, in part because […]

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12 h. ago Danny Boyle and Alex Garland on ’28 Years Later’ and how COVID influenced long

'One of the things that the pandemic showed is how quickly everything can change'

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29 h. ago Tories accuse PM of thinking about Brookfield’s ‘bottom line’ with EV mandate

Carney's financial holdings continue to be sore spot after issues raised in Liberal leadership race, federal election

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32 h. ago ‘Razor blade’ sore throats? What to know about latest COVID variant

The COVID-19 variant currently spreading in some countries may cause painful sore throats, giving it a new nickname: "Razor blade throat" COVID.

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39 h. ago Retailers are in trouble and there’s more to come, experts say

The fall of Hudson’s Bay and Saks Fifth Avenue Canada may give the impression that one of the hottest trends this year is the distressed look, but retail and insolvency experts say the company’s demise is part of a now-annual pitter-patter they expect to continue. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve seen hundreds of retail businesses […]

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40 h. ago Wednesday's letters: Vaccines prevent misery, save tax dollars

According to the Canadian Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report, there have been 671 deaths related to influenza and 2,186 related to COVID-19 since Aug. 25, 2024. Of the latter, 93 per cent occurred in seniors. COVID-19 vaccines do not prevent infection but decrease the severity of disease. The benefits of vaccines almost certainly outweigh the risks […]

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42 h. ago Retailers are in trouble and there’s more to come: insolvency, restructuring experts

The fall of Hudson’s Bay and Saks Fifth Avenue Canada may give the impression that one of the hottest trends this year is the distressed look, but retail and insolvency experts say the company’s demise is part of a now-annual pitter-patter they expect to continue. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve seen hundreds of retail businesses […]

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53 h. ago Opinion: Alberta's plan to limit free COVID vaccines is anti

Unbelievable. Mind-boggling. Stunningly stupid. These are the words that I used over the weekend when asked about the recent announcement by the UCP government about not paying for COVID-19 vaccinations for the majority of Albertans in the coming year. A Friday afternoon government press release almost always involves a controversial topic. But this one is […]

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54 h. ago Health Canada won’t fight Alberta’s plan to charge for COVID vaccines

Starting this fall, most of Alberta's 4.8 million residents will need to pay out of pocket for COVID vaccines, if they choose to get them

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58 h. ago Alberta Medical Association raises concerns over province limiting free COVID vaccines

Smith says her government is looking to prevent wastage, recover costs, and target vaccinations to those who need them the most.

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62 h. ago Letters, June 17: Alberta foolish to make people pay for COVID shots

Where will you be watching Game 6 Tuesday? Vote in our daily poll! Danielle Smith is completely out of touch with average Albertans.  The decision to start charging “healthy Albertans” for their COVID-19 vaccinations is proof of that.  Just who does she think this move will hurt the most?  It certainly won’t be the wealthy. […]

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62 h. ago Breakenridge: Premier in lockstep with U.S. 'failure of policy and science'

Apparently, Alberta’s government is more interested in RFK’s guidance than that of Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization

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64 h. ago Tuesday's letters: UCP'S COVID plan means more illness and death

Beginning this fall, the UCP government — undoubtedly urged on by its anti-vaxxer supporters — plans to greatly reduce already low COVID vaccination rates by charging a fee, possibly as much as $110; no longer permitting neighborhood pharmacies to provide COVID vaccinations; and requiring advance bookings at public health clinics. Since COVID disproportionately results in […]

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3 d. ago Lethbridge police chief accused of breaking health rules during pandemic has complaint dismissed

In his decision, Presiding Officer Brett Carlson concluded the chief did not mean to break the rules, apologized and didn't do it again.

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3 d. ago Opinion: UCP's COVID vaccination folly puts children at serious risk

On May 27, the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics published a patient information page about Long COVID in children. It states “Long COVID is common, affecting up to 10 per cent to 20 per cent of children with a history of COVID-19. With almost six million U.S. children potentially affected, this is higher […]

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4 d. ago PARKER: Pass the Big Beautiful Bill and then do major reforms

As Senate Republicans turn the One Big Beautiful Bill, passed by one vote in the House, into a major taffy pull, two questions hover in the background.  Where is our country headed? Will Republicans retain their razor-thin margins in the House and Senate in 2026?  Satisfaction regarding the direction of the country has improved markedly […]

Politics

4 d. ago Alberta ends universal COVID vaccine coverage, premier blames low uptake and wasted shots

Danielle Smith said $135 million worth of doses got 'flushed down the drain' last year in part because Albertans are increasingly choosing to not take them

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6 d. ago Joe Rogan says ‘two former presidents’ called Spotify over COVID commentary

The podcaster says he was positively impacted by the backlash

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6 d. ago Canada’s top doctor Theresa Tam leaving position when term ends June 20

TORONTO — Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is leaving her position at the end of next week. Tam has been in the role since June 2017, but became a household name in the last five years as she led the country’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tam says her term […]

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7 d. ago Toronto Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia reps Canada courtside at NBA Finals

If there's an important basketball game going on somewhere in the world, don't be surprised to see Toronto Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia there.Bhatia, the 73-year-old car dealership owner who has attended nearly every Raptors home game in Toronto in the franchise's history — save for a few COVID-19-related absences — was spotted on basketball's stage on Wednesday night.With Game 3 of the NBA Finals taking place in Indianapolis between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder, Bhatia was front and centre in his usual courtside seats.The Raptors superfan at a Pacers game? pic.twitter.com/twLLbbN8Yh— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) June 12, 2025Instead of his usual Raptors get-up, Bhatia was wearing a Canada basketball No. 95 jersey, which stuck out quite a bit in a sea of mostly yellow and dark blue, mixed in with the odd Oklahoma City fan.Seeing Bhatia travel for a big game is hardly anything new for him, as we've spotted him cheering on t...

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