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Allen ready to step up for Canadiens with star goaltender Price out to start season
MONTREAL - Jake Allen agreed to a two-year extension with the Montreal Canadiens back in 2020 to help alleviate the pressure on star goaltender Carey Price. He'll be doing that more than ever when the...
Oct 12, 2021
Texas order reflects growing GOP vaccine mandates hostility
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several states are moving to block or undercut President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for priv...
Oct 12, 2021
Nets won't play Irving until he meets vaccine requirement
NEW YORK (AP) - Kyrie Irving can keep refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He just won't play for the Brooklyn Nets until he does. The Nets announced Tuesday that Irving would not play or practice wi...
Oct 12, 2021
Canadian women set for 'Celebration Tour' in wake of Olympic soccer success
All 22 members of Canada's Olympic champion women's soccer team will take part in the "Celebration Tour," with games later this month against New Zealand in Ottawa and Montreal. Canada Soccer confirme...
Oct 12, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination certificates with QR codes now available in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - People in Nunavut can now get proof of COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Nunavut's health department says the certificates comply with federal proof of vaccination requirements for...
Oct 12, 2021
Coroner: Gabby Petito strangled, died 3-4 weeks before found
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Cross-country traveler Gabby Petito was strangled to death, a Wyoming coroner announced Tuesday. Petito, 22, died three to four weeks before her body was found Sept. 19 near an un...
Oct 12, 2021
Multiple injuries for Nanaimo contractor wedged under water main pipe
NANAIMO - A contractor working on a water main project off Hammond Bay Rd. has sustained lower body injuries after a fall.Emergency crews were initially called to a confined space rescue at Falcon Dr....
Oct 12, 2021
Kentucky US Rep. John Yarmuth won't seek reelection in 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, who as chairman of the House Budget Committee has played a key role in pushing for President Joe Biden's efforts to expand the nation's social...
Oct 12, 2021
Vancouver, Langford both back on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series calendar in 2022
Vancouver and Langford, B.C., are back on the full 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series schedule. World Rugby announced Tuesday that the 2022 season will feature 10 men's and seven women's rounds over ...
Oct 12, 2021
Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products
OTTAWA - Public health advocates and environmental groups say the federal government needs to close a loophole allowing the resale of second-hand products containing asbestos. Canada banned the cancer...
Oct 12, 2021