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Forty-five per cent prepared to ditch social distancing at holiday gatherings: poll
OTTAWA - Almost half of Canadians plan to abandon social distancing during holiday gatherings and hug, kiss and shake hands with friends and family, a new poll shows. The poll by Leger in collaboratio...
Nov 23, 2021
Some B.C. evacuees to be allowed to return home, key railway corridor to reopen
Some evacuees set to return home today and a key railway corridor expected to reopen following record rainfall in B.C. that caused flooding and triggered mudslides. A week after the entire city of Mer...
Nov 22, 2021
Bus crash in Bulgaria kills at least 45 people
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A bus crash in western Bulgaria early Tuesday has killed at least 45 people, authorities said. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were ch...
Nov 22, 2021
Ferry capsizes in Sri Lanka; at least 6 dead
COLOMBO (AP) - A navy spokesperson says a ferry capsized Tuesday in eastern Sri Lanka, killing at least six people. Twelve people have been rescued, navy spokesperson Capt. Indika de Silva said. The n...
Nov 22, 2021
Newhook scores tiebreaker late, Avalanche beat Senators 7-5
DENVER (AP) - Alex Newhook scored the go-ahead goal with 1:33 left, sending the Colorado Avalanche past the Ottawa Senators 7-5 on Monday night for their fifth straight win. Zach Sanford got his first...
Nov 22, 2021
Jarry posts 30 saves, Penguins extend win streak with 3-1 victory over Jets
WINNIPEG - Tristan Jarry backstopped the Pittsburgh Penguins to their third straight win Monday, but this time he let in a goal in a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Jarry made 30 saves for the win...
Nov 22, 2021
VIDEO: Clippers add two players as they battle for first place
NANAIMO - Despite winning two straight games and four out of five, the Clippers are adding pieces to their roster.Former Soo Greyhounds centre Alex Johnston has joined the team as well as University o...
Nov 22, 2021
Ex-South Korean strongman Chun Doo-hwan dies at age 90
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds in office,...
Nov 22, 2021
B.C. reports 1,052 new cases of COVID-19, 10 more deaths
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reported 1,052 new cases of COVID-19 and ten more deaths, pushing the death toll in the province from the novel coronavirus to 2,303. The Health Ministry says 3,132 in...
Nov 22, 2021
Dunstone and Bottcher winless at trials while Jacobs, Gushue, McEwen are unbeaten
SASKATOON - Matt Dunstone tried to keep his dissatisfaction in check as his winless team toiled through another loss Monday at Canada's Olympic curling trials. When he walked through the dark curtain ...
Nov 22, 2021