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Blanchet's choice to block critics on Twitter limits free speech: experts
OTTAWA - Dozens of people say Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet has blocked them on Twitter after they criticized his statements about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Richard Moon, a law pro...
Jan 18, 2021
Toronto-based Samuel Vargas to face unbeaten Conor (The Destroyer) Benn in April
Toronto-based welterweight Samuel Vargas will face unbeaten Conor (The Destroyer) Benn on April 10 in the United Kingdom. Benn, the son of former world champion Nigel Benn, ran his record to 17-0-0 in...
Jan 18, 2021
Hikers rescued from steep section of Mount Arrowsmith, 1 person seriously injured
PARKSVILLE - Three people endured a harrowing ordeal on Mount Arrowsmith, stranded for hours and unable to move on a steep section of the mountain.Dozens of military and volunteer search and rescue re...
Jan 18, 2021
Rescue society praises B.C.'s teens survival skills after he got lost snowmobiling
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The backcountry survival skills of a British Columbia teen who got lost while snowmobiling are being praised by search and rescue volunteers who found him safe. The South Caribo...
Jan 18, 2021
Rescue society praises B.C.'s teens survival skills after he got lost snowmobiling
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The backcountry survival skills of a British Columbia teen who got lost while snowmobiling are being praised by search and rescue volunteers who found him safe. The South Caribo...
Jan 18, 2021
Canadian women's hockey team holds Calgary "bubble" camp
CALGARY - The Canadian women's hockey team has opened a 35-player camp in a Calgary "bubble." The 14-day camp is the first physical gathering of national-team players in months because of the COVID-19...
Jan 18, 2021
WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
GENEVA - The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it's "not right" that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinate...
Jan 18, 2021
Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day
PHILADELPHIA - Two days from the inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris pitched in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects as a militarized and jittery W...
Jan 18, 2021
Sen. Josh Hawley has new publisher for 'Big Tech' book
NEW YORK - Sen. Josh Hawley has found a new publisher after his book was dropped by Simon & Schuster in the wake of the siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. The conve...
Jan 18, 2021
Public opposition growing: Petitions against Alberta coal mines top 100K signatures
Public opposition to the Alberta government's plan to expand coal mining in the Rocky Mountains is growing with tens of thousands of people signing petitions, writing letters and joining online groups...
Jan 18, 2021