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COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in B.C., says CDC
VANCOUVER - New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia is trending downward, while influenza and RSV are on the rise. A weekly update provided Thursday by the BC Centre for Disease Co...
Nov 17, 2023
Zamboni leaking carbon monoxide likely to have caused hockey players' illness: mayor
WAKAW, Sask. - A Saskatchewan town has temporarily closed its hockey arena after carbon monoxide likely from a Zamboni left players sick. The rink in Wakaw, northeast of Saskatoon, was hosting an unde...
Nov 17, 2023
Senegal's highest court ruling blocks detained opposition leader Sonko from running for president
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegal's highest court on Friday effectively barred detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from running for president early next year by overturning a decision that reinstated...
Nov 17, 2023
Former RCMP official's rationale for disclosing secrets can't be believed: Crown
OTTAWA - A Crown prosecutor says a former RCMP official's excuse for leaking secret information is flawed and should not be believed. In closing arguments today, federal lawyer Judy Kliewer told a jur...
Nov 17, 2023
Lawsuit accuses Concordia, student union of failing to address antisemitism on campus
MONTREAL - A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses Concordia University in Montreal and its student union of failing to meaningfully address antisemitism on campus. The lawsuit application seeks $15 m...
Nov 17, 2023
'Very grateful for things:' Woman who escaped Gaza appreciative of life in Canada
MISSISSAUGA - Rana Nassrawi has been appreciating the little things lately. After getting trapped in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war and narrowly dodging airstrikes with her two young sons, the 43-year...
Nov 17, 2023
Hockey Canada chair Hugh L. Fraser not seeking re-election to board
The chair of Hockey Canada's board says he will not be seeking re-election. Hugh L. Fraser made the decision not to seek re-election in the summer, driven by a desire to pursue other projects related ...
Nov 17, 2023
EV battery subsidy deals to cost $5.8B more than government projections: PBO report
OTTAWA - A report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says the total cost of provincial and federal support for electric vehicle battery manufacturing in Canada will be $5.8 billion more than govern...
Nov 17, 2023
Judge: North Dakota's redistricting violates federal law for Native American voters
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that North Dakota's Legislature violated the Voting Rights Act in how lawmakers reapportioned legislative districts comprising two tribal nations. U.S. ...
Nov 17, 2023
Canada's Mirela Rahvena claims bronze medal in skeleton World Cup opener
BEIJING - Canada's Mirela Rahneva took home the bronze medal in women's skeleton on Friday as the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup season got underway. Rahneva, 35, returned t...
Nov 17, 2023