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COVID-19's Omicron surge prompts concerns over hospitalizations in some provinces
Some provinces released updates regarding COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday, which highlighted an increase in case numbers driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. Queb...
Dec 27, 2021
Snowboarder goes missing on last run of day
KELOWNA, B.C. -- A search for a missing snowboarder is into its second day in freezing weather in the Big White ski resort area east of Kelowna.At approximately 5:10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26, the Kelow...
Dec 27, 2021
Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as 'ant man,' dead at 92
BOSTON (AP) - Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior such as war and altruism has a genetic basis and warned against the decline of ...
Dec 27, 2021
Police shootings in 2021: Experts say number in Canada remains too high
Despite growing calls for changes in policing, the number of officer shootings in Canada remains too high, say criminology experts. On-duty police officers fired at 64 people in Canada between Jan. 1 ...
Dec 27, 2021
Klopp frustrated by EPL's 3-sub rule as COVID-19 cases bite
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp became the latest Premier League manager to express his frustration at being allowed to make only three substitutions in a match at a busy time when many squads are bein...
Dec 27, 2021
'What kind of message does that send?' Nunavut works to change police oversight
IQALUIT, Nunavut - As Nunavut works to change the way police oversight works in the territory, concerns remain over how injuries or deaths involving RCMP officers are communicated to the public. The t...
Dec 27, 2021
Jury resumes deliberations at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury resumed deliberations Monday in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell after a long holiday weekend. The British socialite is charged with recruiting and grooming teenag...
Dec 27, 2021
Shiffrin is latest elite skier to test positive for COVID-19
Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is the latest elite skier to test positive for COVID-19 with the Beijing Games less than six weeks away. "I wanted to let you all know that I'm doing well, b...
Dec 27, 2021
Top Stories of 2021: The most viewed & viral articles of the year
NANAIMO - An unusual birth, a woman who broke down barriers and a family united with a long lost pet highlight the top viral stories of the past year. The November traffic jam that delayed thousands o...
Dec 26, 2021
Power's hat trick leads Canada to 6-3 win over Czechs in world junior men's hockey
EDMONTON - Owen Power's hat trick lifted Canada to a 6-3 win over the Czechs to open the world men's under-20 hockey championship Sunday. Power of Mississauga, Ont., became the first Canadian defencem...
Dec 26, 2021