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Ottawa doctor pleads for help from the prime minister after death threat
OTTAWA - An Ottawa family doctor who organized mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics earlier this year has received a death threat and she is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do more to protect hea...
Nov 11, 2021
VIDEO: Crowd gathers for Remembrance Day ceremonies held in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A crowd of over a hundred people gathered on the streets around the cenotaph at the Dallas Square Park in downtown Nanaimo on Thursday to pay their Remembrance Day respects.COVID-19 scaled d...
Nov 11, 2021
Struggling B.C. Lions still control their playoff destiny: coach
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions know what's at stake this week - win and the team's faint playoff hopes glimmer on, lose and they'll officially be snuffed out. "I don't have to be a salesman on this one, I...
Nov 11, 2021
Court temporarily delays release of Trump's Jan. 6 records
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of records sought by a U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection as the court considers an emergency requ...
Nov 11, 2021
Thousands attend Remembrance Day ceremony at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - Grey skies, blustery winds and rain showers didn't keep people away from a Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph outside British Columbia's legislature in Victoria. A gathering of almost...
Nov 11, 2021
Afghan refugees in GTA frustrated by multiple, abrupt moves between hotels
TORONTO - Sayed Enaiatullah Najafizada and his wife are frustrated. The Afghan refugees are facing the prospect of being moved between hotels in the Greater Toronto Area for the fourth time since arri...
Nov 11, 2021
Hajdu looking at 'realistic timeline' to end First Nations boil-water advisories
OTTAWA - Canada's new minister of Indigenous services says she's considering what the new timeline should be to lift remaining long-term drinking-water advisories on First Nations. Patty Hajdu enters ...
Nov 11, 2021
Toronto's DeLeon, Endoh and Vancouver's Ricketts, Rose eligible for MLS free agency
Toronto FC's Nick DeLeon and Tsubasa Endoh and Vancouver's Tosaint Ricketts and Andy Rose are among the 127 MLS players eligible for free agency. All four are out of contract. Toronto and Vancouver al...
Nov 11, 2021
Calgary Stampeders can extend playoff streak to 16 straight years with win over B.C.
Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders can extend their season Friday night while effectively putting an end to the B.C. Lions' 2021 campaign. Calgary (6-6) visits B.C. (4-8) on Friday night need...
Nov 11, 2021
Trudeau calls for clearing cyberspace of hate, disinformation at peace forum
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling an international audience that hate speech, disinformation and online extremism can't be allowed to prevent people from enjoying the freedom that cybe...
Nov 11, 2021