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B.C. to begin COVID-19 booster shots for long-term care, assisted living residents
VICTORIA - British Columbians living in long-term care and assisted living homes are due to start receiving COVID-19 booster shots this week. Health officials say they are offering boosters because of...
Oct 04, 2021
Defence minister says Operation LASER nurses will help Alberta battle COVID
EDMONTON - A military contingent is expected to be in position today to decide where to deploy eight critical care nurses who will help Alberta fight COVID-19. Public Safety Canada says the Canadian R...
Oct 04, 2021
Afghan women ministers warned Canada of Taliban atrocities in June: senator
OTTAWA - Afghan women ministers made pleas to Canadian politicians for help - and shared warnings about atrocities and the erosion of women's rights - two months before the Taliban took control of Kab...
Oct 04, 2021
'Doing what I want': Injured Humboldt Bronco achieving independence in his recovery
CALGARY - Three years after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash claimed the lives of 11 of his teammates, Ryan Straschnitzki is well on his way to reaching a major goal - the ability to live an independent...
Oct 04, 2021
Coroner's inquest begins into RCMP shooting death of man in Nunavut
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - A coroner's inquest into the death of a 21-year-old man begins today in a remote hamlet in Nunavut, five years after he was shot and killed by RCMP. Charles Qirngnirq was shot in...
Oct 04, 2021
Horvat, Pearson put up two-point nights as Vancouver Canucks edge Winnipeg Jets 3-2
VANCOUVER - Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson each had a goal and an assist Sunday as the Canucks topped the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in Vancouver. Nic Petan also scored for the Canucks, who are now 2-2-0 in pre-...
Oct 03, 2021
Veteran jockey Husbands guides 24/1 longshot British Royalty to record Breeders' win
TORONTO - It was a Breeders' Stakes to remember for jockey Patrick Husbands and unheralded British Royalty. Husbands rode the 24/1 longshot to an emphatic four-length victory in the $400,000 turf race...
Oct 03, 2021
2 Koreas restore hotline despite North's missile tests
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North and South Korea restored a stalled communication hotline after weeks of a hiatus in a small, fragile reconciliation step Monday, as the North pushes hard to win outside...
Oct 03, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays' dramatic push for the playoffs falls short
TORONTO - In a matter of minutes, the final day of the Blue Jays' dramatic 91-win season went from cloud nine to crashing down to earth. The Blue Jays returned to their clubhouse in a jubilant mood af...
Oct 03, 2021
Trudeau apologized to chief of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc after Tofino trip: PMO
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he has apologized to the chief of a British Columbia First Nation which invited him to visit on Canada's first National Truth and Reconciliation Da...
Oct 03, 2021