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Canadian traveller forced to stay in quarantine facility after negative COVID-19 test
Lennard Skead says he felt like he'd been put in jail for a crime he didn't commit when he returned to Canada from South Africa on Thursday. Skead, who lives in Brandon, Man., said he wasn't allowed t...
Dec 06, 2021
O'Toole mum on vaccination status of four absent Conservative MPs
OTTAWA - Four Conservative MPs have been absent from the House of Commons since it passed a motion tightening the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, with Leader Erin O'Toole refusing to say why. O...
Dec 06, 2021
B.C. man charged after investigation into girlfriend's disappearance, death in 2016
SURREY, B.C. - A man has been charged with one count of second-degree murder following an investigation into the death of a woman who went missing close to six years ago from Salmon Arm, B.C. The RCMP...
Dec 06, 2021
Military's water purification system up and running again in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian Armed Forces says its water purification system in Iqaluit is up and running again after it was down for two weeks. The military has been in the Nunavut capital of 8,00...
Dec 06, 2021
Emmett Till investigation closed by Justice Department
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department told relatives of Emmett Till on Monday that it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, to...
Dec 06, 2021
B.C. moves to recovery management phase after floods; most military leaving province
VICTORIA - Gas rationing will continue in British Columbia as the Trans Mountain pipeline starts its transition to full service after floods and slides. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the ...
Dec 06, 2021
B.C. moves to recovery management phase after floods; most military leaving province
VICTORIA - Gas rationing will continue in British Columbia as the Trans Mountain pipeline starts its transition to full service after floods and slides. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the ...
Dec 06, 2021
Saysutshun, formerly Newcastle Island, given 'correct name' by province
NANAIMO - Newcastle Island, just off the coast of the Harbour City, is no more.After discussions with Snuneymuxw First Nation, the Newcastle Island Marine Park will officially be named Saysutshun Park...
Dec 06, 2021
'Not getting on a plane any time soon': Deportation decision delayed in Broncos case
CALGARY - A decision on whether a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash should be deported to India likely won't be coming until the new year. A lawyer for Jaskirat Sing...
Dec 06, 2021
Travellers who've forgotten to use ArriveCan app can now give details at the border
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he's instructed border officials to allow travellers to give their travel information at the border if they've forgotten or haven't been able to us...
Dec 06, 2021