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B.C. NDP postpones weekend convention due to ongoing provincial emergency
VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democratic Party has postponed its virtual convention that was scheduled to start today due to flooding and landslides that have plunged the province into a state of ...
Nov 19, 2021
Pediatric vaccine announcement welcome news for children 5-11: B.C.'s top doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor and health minister are urging parents to register their children now that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been approved in Canada for kids aged five to 11. Dr...
Nov 19, 2021
Ottawa to drop need for COVID-19 test after short-term U.S. visits as of Nov. 30
WASHINGTON - The federal government says that as of Nov. 30, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents who are visiting the United States for less than 72 hours won't need a costly molecular ...
Nov 19, 2021
Minister Bennett says national opioid crisis plan to be informed by proposals in B.C.
OTTAWA - Canada's new minister of mental health and addictions, Carolyn Bennett, says she is "very interested" in proposals from British Columbia on how to proceed with a plan for addressing the opioi...
Nov 19, 2021
NDP calls on Liberals to detail impact of COVID aid on benefits to seniors, families
OTTAWA - The New Democrats are calling on the federal government to provide a full accounting of how much Canadians have lost in benefits after they relied on emergency financial aid last year. In a l...
Nov 19, 2021
Supreme Court affirms escort service convictions in case that hinged on timing
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the convictions of two men arising from their operation of an escort service, settling a dispute over validity of the law when the offences took place. ...
Nov 19, 2021
Embattled MP Kevin Vuong apologizes to prime minister, Liberals and supporters
OTTAWA - Embattled Toronto MP Kevin Vuong, who was ditched by the Liberals days before the federal election after failing to disclose a withdrawn sexual assault charge, has apologized to Prime Ministe...
Nov 19, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse jury returns for 4th day of deliberations
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial returned for a fourth day of deliberations Friday, the morning after the judge raised eyebrows among lawyers when he let a juror take h...
Nov 19, 2021
Winnipeg Blue Bombers release veteran CFL receiver Roosevelt from the practice roster
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers released veteran receiver Naaman Roosevelt from their practice roster Friday. Roosevelt, 30, signed with Winnipeg on Aug. 30 and spent his entire time with the CFL...
Nov 19, 2021
Biden to have routine colonoscopy, transfer power to Harris
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a "routine colonoscopy" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center...
Nov 19, 2021