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Meet Cheesy Poof, an adorable cat you'll want to share your pot pie with
NANAIMO - Meet Cheesy Poof. Sir Cheesy Poof to be exact.This 8-year-old Domestic Longhair/Persian mix is an extra-large bundle of love.Brought in as a stray, Cheesy Poof needed a little TLC to remove ...
Dec 14, 2021
US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available ...
Dec 14, 2021
Omicron rapid spread prompts Liberals to limit number of MPs in Commons
OTTAWA - The federal government is vastly reducing the number of Liberal MPs present in the House of Commons due to the lightning spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. In addition, government Hou...
Dec 14, 2021
Freeland asks provinces to use more rapid tests, says millions more tests are coming
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pleaded with provinces to use the COVID-19 rapid tests they've already been sent as she promised Ottawa will spend another $1.7 billion to buy millions more...
Dec 14, 2021
Pain lingers for Hamilton Tiger-Cats after overtime loss to Winnipeg in Grey Cup
Quality rest has been hard to come by for Tiger-Cats head coach Orlondo Steinauer over the last two nights, with thoughts of his team's painful Grey Cup overtime loss still swirling in his head. "Not ...
Dec 14, 2021
Marineland Canada says site for planned whale refuge in Nova Scotia is too polluted
HALIFAX - A plan in Nova Scotia to build North America's first coastal refuge for whales formerly kept in marine parks has come under fire from Marineland Canada. The marine park in Niagara Falls, Ont...
Dec 14, 2021
Highlights from Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fall economic statement
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released a fall economic statement today that outlined a better-than-expected economic rebound, but also billions more in spending, including on the respons...
Dec 14, 2021
COVID-19 modelling in B.C. shows increases on Vancouver Island, spread of Omicron
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has detected 44 cases of the fast-spreading COVID-19 variant Omicron, with more than half of the cases identified in the Fraser Health region. The cases are included in ne...
Dec 14, 2021
OJ Simpson a 'completely free man'; parole ends in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson is a free man. The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credit...
Dec 14, 2021
Watchdogs order Clearview AI to stop using facial recognition tool without consent
OTTAWA - Three provincial privacy watchdogs have ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop collecting, using and disclosing images of people without consent. The privacy authorities of B...
Dec 14, 2021