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Champagne says he takes 'no lessons' from China on courting support for two Michaels
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is shooting back at China's criticism of Canada's efforts to build an international alliance to free Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor fro...
Dec 18, 2020
Federal health minister asked to review Alberta's use of strychnine as wolf control
EDMONTON - Animal advocates have asked the federal health minister to review a decision that allows Alberta to keep using strychnine to poison wolves in an ongoing effort to preserve caribou herds. Wo...
Dec 18, 2020
Prosecution to give closing arguments in Toronto's van attack trial
TORONTO - The prosecution will deliver its closing arguments today at the trial for the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack. Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-de...
Dec 18, 2020
Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, satellite photos obtained Friday b...
Dec 17, 2020
Raiders lose QB Carr, fall in overtime to Chargers, Herbert
LAS VEGAS - Justin Herbert's brilliant rookie season keeps rolling along. Herbert scored on 1-yard plunge to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 30-27 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursd...
Dec 17, 2020
Raiders lose QB Carr, fall in overtime to Chargers, Herbert
LAS VEGAS - Justin Herbert scored on 1-yard plunge to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 30-27 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night. The Chargers (5-9) snapped a nine-game losing...
Dec 17, 2020
B.C.'s top doctor says plan now for safe, COVID-free Christmas
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is advising people with chronic health conditions to contact their family doctor to determine if they should get vaccinated for COVID-19. Dr. Bonnie Henry says...
Dec 17, 2020
Man jailed after found squatting in badly damaged Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - A prolific criminal was jailed after pleading guilty to occupying a Nicol St. home.Sean Damien Kulai, 40, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at provincial court in Nanaimo to 19 months in jai...
Dec 17, 2020
Four new Island Health cases as B.C. vaccination program ramps up
NANAIMO - Island Health continues to dodge many of the newly added COVID-19 cases in British Columbia.The health authority accounted for just four of the 673 cases announced Thursday by provincial hea...
Dec 17, 2020
RCMP officers recognized N.S. gunman after pulling up at gas pump next to him
HALIFAX - A new report from an independent police watchdog reveals that the April 19 fatal shooting of the Nova Scotia mass killer occurred after two RCMP officers happened to pull up at a gas pump ne...
Dec 17, 2020