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B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says monkeypox vaccine is being made available to eligible patients in most areas of the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says cases of the ...
Jul 29, 2022
Relief en route as summer heatwave winding down for Nanaimo region
NANAIMO - Mid-Island residents who haven't bought an air conditioner yet might be wondering when there will be some relief from the heat.Environment Canada meteorologist Derek Lee said a move in the p...
Jul 29, 2022
Swim star Summer McIntosh races to gold at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Swimming star Summer McIntosh has added to her burgeoning trophy case, earning Canada's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the women's 400-metre individual medl...
Jul 29, 2022
Blinken presses Russia to free Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukr...
Jul 29, 2022
Lightning, continuing heat wave raise wildfire concerns as fire danger climbs in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Lightning strikes have peppered British Columbia's southern Interior, raising wildfire concerns as yet another day of heat warnings blanket most of the province and the wildfire risk jumps...
Jul 29, 2022
Parents facing tough conversations, decisions in wake of Hockey Canada controversies
Sylvain Perrier was sitting down to lunch with his wife and daughter when he saw the breaking news that Hockey Canada was embroiled in another group sexual assault investigation, this time involving t...
Jul 29, 2022
Blinken says he spoke to Russia FM about detained Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov by phone on Friday and urged Moscow to accept a U.S. offer to release two Americans detained...
Jul 29, 2022
CF Montreal in mourning over death of assistant coach Jason Di Tullio from cancer
MONTREAL - Jason Di Tullio, an assistant coach and former player with CF Montreal, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 38. His death Thursday night was confirmed by the MLS club. "It is with g...
Jul 29, 2022
CF Montréal looking to carry momentum up Eastern Conference standings
MONTREAL - Putting together a strong regular-season run in Major League Soccer requires consistency and showing up for big games. CF Montral has the former, with wins in four of its last six contests....
Jul 29, 2022
In-person service for mail-in passport requests now available at 300 sites in Canada
OTTAWA - Some travellers keen to get their passports will now be able to request their mail-in applications be transferred to any of the more than 300 local Service Canada centres for processing. They...
Jul 29, 2022