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B.C. tourism operators, hotels, lodges can apply for COVID-19 grants
VICTORIA - Tourism operators in British Columbia can apply for financial help from a $15-million relief fund to cover some of their losses due to COVID-19. The provincial government says B.C.-owned ho...
Jan 14, 2022
B.C. says gender on ID cards can now be changed without doctor's confirmation
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says gender markers on provincial identification cards can now be changed without the confirmation of a doctor or psychologist. Grace Lore, parliamentary sec...
Jan 14, 2022
Canada's Drury earns World Cup ski cross silver in Alberta
NAKISKA, ALTA. - Ski cross racer Kevin Drury feels he's rounding into form at the right time. The 33-year-old from Toronto was second Friday at Nakiska ski resort for his first World Cup medal since b...
Jan 14, 2022
Quebec seniors minister tells inquest that care homes knew how to manage outbreaks
Quebec's seniors minister told a coroner's inquest on Friday she was confident at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that long-term care homes knew how to manage outbreaks. Marguerite Blais testif...
Jan 14, 2022
Time to review how RCMP can best serve communities, union head says
OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP officers' union says it's time for a basic look at how the national police force can best serve communities across the country. Such a review could help figure out how ma...
Jan 14, 2022
Wizards coach Unseld enters health and safety protocols
Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld has entered the NBA's health and safety protocols, and assistant Pat Delany is taking over as acting head coach starting with Saturday night's game against Portland...
Jan 14, 2022
Evans says nothing has changed for him even after becoming Ticats' starter
Nothing changes for Dane Evans, even now as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' face of the franchise and clear-cut starting quarterback. The 28-year-old American bypassed CFL free agency Wednesday to sign a two...
Jan 14, 2022
Colette Watson named new president of Rogers Sports and Media
TORONTO - Colette Watson is becoming the new president of Rogers Sports and Media. She will officially replace Jordan Banks in the role on Monday. Banks is leaving Rogers after more than two years as ...
Jan 14, 2022
Latest wave of COVID-19 cases may have peaked in parts of B.C., says health officer
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 modelling released by the British Columbia government shows the latest wave propelled by the Omicron variant may have already peaked in parts of the province. Provincial health of...
Jan 14, 2022
Military launches formal proceedings against more than 900 unvaccinated troops
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says formal proceedings have been launched against more than 900 members of the Canadian Armed Forces for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Chief of the...
Jan 14, 2022