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Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million peo...
Jan 18, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 immunizations still on track for end of March: top doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says production delays for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are a temporary setback that will slow down the delivery of first doses in the province over th...
Jan 18, 2021
B.C.'s vaccine rollout continues unabated, 65 new in Island Health
NANAIMO - B.C.'s vaccine rollout won't pause due to production delays. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said delays in producing the Pfizer vaccine will impact B.C. the hardest next week, no...
Jan 18, 2021
Raptors coach Nick Nurse watches fallout from blockbuster Harden trade with interest
TAMPA - Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he will watch with interest the fallout of last week's blockbuster four-team trade that sent James Harden from Houston to Brooklyn. He called it a "hell of a stor...
Jan 18, 2021
Pandemic doesn't slow cargo shipments at the port in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The port in Prince Rupert, B.C., has set another record in defiance of the economic downtown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The port authority announced Monday that despite unp...
Jan 18, 2021
Garth Brooks joins lineup of entertainers at Biden inaugural
NEW YORK - Add Garth Brooks to the lineup of entertainers at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. "This is a great day in our household," the country music superstar said during a virtual pr...
Jan 18, 2021
Bottcher and Walker to skip Alberta teams at nationals, Koe gets wild-card spot
The long wait to learn who will represent Alberta at the national curling championships is over. The decision provided some clarity on the wild-card front too. Reigning Alberta champions Laura Walker ...
Jan 18, 2021
CF Montreal adds experience, trading for Slovenian centre back Kiki Struna.
MONTREAL - CF Montreal sacrificed offence for defence Monday, trading Argentine forward Maxi Urruti to the Houston Dynamo for centre back Kiki Struna. Montreal also got an international roster spot fo...
Jan 18, 2021
Conservative policy convention will put O'Toole's pledge of moderation to the test
OTTAWA - Anti-abortion groups are furiously organizing ahead of the Conservative party's March policy convention to advance ideas core to their members. Resolutions they're hoping will be up for votes...
Jan 18, 2021
Census Bureau director to resign amid criticism over data
Facing criticism over efforts to produce citizenship data to comply with an order from President Donald Trump, U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham said Monday that he planned to resign with ...
Jan 18, 2021