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Overdose calls smash provincial records, huge increases in Nanaimo & Parksville
NANAIMO - New data from BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is highlighting the worsening drug toxicity crisis in B.C.Across the province, a record 35,525 overdose and poisoning calls were placed to ...
Jan 13, 2022
FuboTV acquires Canadian rights to English Premier League
TORONTO - FuboTV, a streaming service that offers sports and entertainment programming, has secured Canadian rights to the English Premier League for the next three seasons starting this summer. The d...
Jan 13, 2022
Russia warns of Cuba, Venezuela deployment if tensions mount
MOSCOW (AP) - A senior Russian diplomat warned on Thursday that a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela can't be excluded if tensions with the United States mount. Deputy Foreign Minister ...
Jan 13, 2022
Expert panel says Canada needs to 'up its game" on climate data to better adapt
OTTAWA - A new report suggests Canada is not doing enough to adapt to and prevent the effects of climate change and is lacking the critical data it needs to do so. "I mean, 2021 has really now been a ...
Jan 13, 2022
German court: Syrian man guilty of crimes against humanity
KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) - A German court has convicted a former Syrian secret police officer of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. The ve...
Jan 13, 2022
Feds drop trucker vaccine mandate, fourth dose questions : In The News for Jan. 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 13, 2022
Mental, physical health front of mind for sports clubs operating as Omicron spreads
CALGARY - It's a game of chance for thousands of Albertans playing group sports as the Omicron COVID-19 variant rips through the province. But some sports and recreation organizations say operating to...
Jan 13, 2022
Dzingel, Vejmelka lift Coyotes past Maple Leafs 2-1
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Ryan Dzingel scored two goals, Karel Vejmelka stopped 45 shots and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 Wednesday night. Dzingel, playing his first game sinc...
Jan 13, 2022
Australian Open draw delayed amid uncertainty over Djokovic
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Australian Open draw was delayed indefinitely on Thursday amid uncertainty over top-ranked Novak Djokovic's visa status. The draw, to determine men's and women's single...
Jan 12, 2022
Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief accuses BC Ferries of 'racist and discriminatory path'
NANAIMO - The naming of two new vessels due to sail in their traditional territory was the final straw for Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) leadership.In a statement published Wednesday, Jan. 12, Chief M...
Jan 12, 2022