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Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week. In a ruli...
Dec 27, 2022
Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows
OTTAWA - Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it's not clear ho...
Dec 27, 2022
World juniors: Kapanen and Kemell help Finland bounce back with 5-2 win over Slovakia
MONCTON, N.B. - Oliver Kapanen and Joakim Kemell both scored and added an assist as Finland downed Slovakia 5-2 on Tuesday at the men's world junior hockey championship. Jani Nyman also scored in Finl...
Dec 27, 2022
B.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India
The cousin of one of the victims of the Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia says the new arrival from Punjab, India, leaves behind a wife and two young children. Kalwinder Singh says 41-year-o...
Dec 27, 2022
Rain, run-off from recent snow, surging tides raise flood concerns in parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - Flood watches and high streamflow advisories are posted across Vancouver Island and much of British Columbia's inner south coast as heavy rain and high tides raise the risk of flooding aft...
Dec 27, 2022
Canadian Blood Services needs blood, plasma donors after storm disruption
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says it's in need of blood and plasma donors after the winter storm disrupted donations over the holidays. Severe wind, snowfall and icy conditions that hit many parts...
Dec 27, 2022
Military police to enforce driving ban in snowy Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - State and military police are being sent to keep people from driving in snow-choked Buffalo, officials said Tuesday as the region kept counting fatalities and strove to recover fr...
Dec 27, 2022
Thousands of Canadians still in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power
Utility crews in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick are still working to restore electricity to thousands of customers who have been in the dark for days after last week's fierce winter storms knocked ...
Dec 27, 2022
Co-leader of Whitmer kidnapping plot gets 16 years in prison
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat and blow up a bridge to ...
Dec 27, 2022
2022 was a defining year for athlete activism in Canadian sport
TORONTO - If 2022 was a defining year for Canadian athlete activism, the snowball started rolling back in January. Dave Bedford, a high-profile Canadian sport executive for four decades, retired as At...
Dec 27, 2022