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Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting
VANCOUVER - A month-long crackdown has resulted in nearly 300 recommended criminal charges against people police allege are violent and prolific shoplifters working in downtown Vancouver. A statement ...
Feb 17, 2021
US govt seizes roughly 10M phoney N95 masks in COVID-19 probe
WASHINGTON - Federal agents have seized roughly 10 million fake 3M brand N95 masks in recent weeks, the result of an ongoing investigation into counterfeits sold in at least five states to hospitals, ...
Feb 17, 2021
'The protection we're seeing is very robust:' vaccinations need time to fully protect Nanaimo care homes
NANAIMO - Outbreaks of COVID-19 at two local, long-term care homes is raising questions about the province's vaccine rollout plan.Island Health completed the first round of vaccination at all care fac...
Feb 17, 2021
Injury-hit Norway take gold in world skiing team event
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Most talk about the Norwegian ski team at the world championships has been about its many injured stars. On Wednesday, Norway made the headlines for winning gold at the team...
Feb 17, 2021
Dubai princess' backers seek Biden help to win her freedom
LONDON - Supporters of an Emirati princess held against her will for almost three years are urging Joe Biden to put pressure on her father to release the woman, saying the U.S. president is one of the...
Feb 17, 2021
Groups ask Biden administration to reconsider nuke decision
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Watchdog groups want the Biden administration to reconsider a decision by a U.S. agency not to conduct a more extensive environmental review related to production of the plutonium ...
Feb 17, 2021
Justice minister flags obstacles on road to modernizing legal and court systems
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is flagging some technical difficulties as the legal and court systems try to innovate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lametti told a meeting of the Canad...
Feb 17, 2021
NATO chief urges joint spending as budget debate rolls on
BRUSSELS - Donald Trump is no longer around as president to berate U.S. allies in Europe and Canada for failing to spend enough on their defence budgets. But the debate about military spending appears...
Feb 17, 2021
CF Montreal not commenting on reports head coach Henry may be joining English club
MONTREAL - CF Montreal says it will not comment after reports surfaced that head coach Thierry Henry may be moving to English club Bournemouth. The MLS club said in an email that it would not comment ...
Feb 17, 2021
Several NHLers will wear skates inspired by Willie O'Ree
EXETER, N.H. - A Canadian plant has produced skates honouring the NHL's first Black player as part of Black History Month. Bauer Hockey says the Bauer Innovation Centre in Blainville, Que., produced s...
Feb 17, 2021