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Bayern Munich says Davies is fine but "bored" as he recovers from myocarditis
Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann says Canadian star Alphonso Davies is fine but bored as he recovers from myocarditis following a bout with COVID-19. Bayern said Jan. 5 that the 21-year-old fro...
Feb 03, 2022
Canadian military cuts dozens of unvaccinated troops, puts hundreds more on notice
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says dozens of Canadian Armed Forces members who refused to get vaccinated have now been kicked out of the military. Release proceedings have started for hu...
Feb 03, 2022
Cash, lotto tickets stolen in apparent Fifth St. armed robbery
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking for a man in his 40's who robbed a store at gun point.A 911 call was made around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 26 from a business in the University Village near the co...
Feb 03, 2022
Police in England say young Vernon, B.C., woman murdered in Essex, man in custody
Police in Essex, England, say a 19-year-old British Columbia woman has been murdered and a man is under arrest. A statement from Essex Police says 19-year-old Ashley Wadsworth of Vernon died Tuesday, ...
Feb 03, 2022
Poland, Czech governments sign deal on lignite mine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The prime ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic say they have signed an agreement settling a long-running dispute over a lignite mine on the border of the two countries. Pol...
Feb 03, 2022
Brant geese migration triggers annual beach closures to dogs
PARKSVILLE - A mass migration of geese are set to return to local beaches over the coming weeks.It means restrictions will be placed on beaches in Parksville and Qualicum, preventing dogs on the beach...
Feb 03, 2022
Ottawa mayor blasts protest support, COVID rules loosening: In The News for Feb. 3
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 03, 2022
Unifying a divided caucus is job No. 1 for new interim Tory leader Candice Bergen
OTTAWA - Manitoba MP Candice Bergen is waking up with a new job today: unifying the Conservative caucus. The party's former deputy leader was elected by her colleagues to serve as interim leader after...
Feb 03, 2022
Ottawa mayor calls Conservative MPs support of protest "an absolute disgrace"
Ottawa's mayor is calling on several Conservatives MPs and a senator from Saskatchewan to apologize for praising the anti-vaccine mandate protest that has brought the capital's downtown to a standstil...
Feb 03, 2022
Discovery, BT in talks over British pay-TV partnership
LONDON (AP) - The pay-TV sports market in Britain could be shaken up after media companies Discovery and BT Group said Thursday they were in exclusive discussions about forming a partnership. The pote...
Feb 03, 2022