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Indigenous delegation to Vatican has been postponed: AFN national chief
OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says an upcoming Indigenous delegation to the Vatican has been postponed. She made the announcement to a virtual gathering of chief...
Dec 7, 2021
Maple Leafs put forward Marner and defenceman Sandin on injured reserve
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs added forward Mitch Marner and defenceman Rasmus Sandin to the injured reserve list Tuesday and loaned forward Joey Anderson to their AHL affiliate. The Maple Leafs a...
Dec 7, 2021
Chinese envoy urges Canada to approve Huawei for 5G, says concerns are U.S. ploy
OTTAWA - Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu is calling on the federal government to ignore "invented" warnings from the U.S. about the threat posed by Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Canada remains...
Dec 7, 2021
Provincial police make arrest in death of 80-year-old Quebec woman east of Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a suspect will appear in court today in the killing of an 80-year-old woman last week in a town east of Montreal. Jeannine Perron-Ruel was found outside her hom...
Dec 7, 2021
Retreating glaciers are creating new salmon habitat, B.C. study shows
The retreat of glaciers in the Pacific mountains of British Columbia and Alaska could produce thousands of kilometres of potential new salmon habitat, a study led by researchers at Simon Fraser Univer...
Dec 7, 2021
Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., wins Tip O'Neill Award
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award on Tuesday as Canadian baseball player of the year. The award, presented by the Canadian Baseball Hall of...
Dec 7, 2021
Conservatives push for all-party committee to examine Canada's Afghanistan response
OTTAWA - Conservatives will push for a vote on a new all-party House of Commons committee to look back at Canada's plan for the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the response to the humanitarian ...
Dec 7, 2021
Attorney says Meadows won't cooperate with Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - In an abrupt reversal, an attorney for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said his client will not cooperate with a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insur...
Dec 7, 2021
Gunman opens fire in Moscow services center, kills 2 people
MOSCOW (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a Moscow government services center and killed two people Tuesday, reportedly after being told to put on a face mask, authorities and Russia media said. Four othe...
Dec 7, 2021
Nanaimo nurses hop aboard international cargo ships to vaccinate passengers
NANAIMO - Life of a nurse is anything but normal, just ask a pair of Nanaimo health professionals handed a unique task.Shaylyn Salisbury and Johanna Chang are among a small team of Public Health nurse...
Dec 7, 2021