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Biden signs bill to keep government open through Dec. 23
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for...
Dec 16, 2022
B.C. government continues the pandemic wage top-up for care home workers
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is extending its COVID-19 wage top-ups for staff at seniors facilities, but the restriction that limited those workers to one work site has been lifted. The ...
Dec 16, 2022
Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez back for second stint with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez has rejoined Toronto FC. The 35-year-old spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Vazquez left Toronto in January 2019 to join a club in Qatar...
Dec 16, 2022
Expert says government decision to delay MAID expansion not necessary
OTTAWA - The chair of a federal expert panel on medically assisted death is questioning what the government is hoping to accomplish by delaying the expansion of the assisted-dying regime. Dr. Mona Gup...
Dec 16, 2022
'I turn around and my truck is 10 feet away from me:' idling truck rolls down Finlayson St. driveway, hits & pins cyclist
NANAIMO - A driverless truck has slipped its park brake and collided with a cyclist near the city's downtown core.Nanaimo Fire Rescue, RCMP and paramedics from BC Emergency Health Services were called...
Dec 16, 2022
Ottawa mayor, local businesses welcome expected return of federal workers to offices
Ottawa's mayor is among those celebrating the return of federal workers to offices. The Treasury Board's decision to stick with hybrid work means public servants will be back to in-person work two to ...
Dec 16, 2022
Arendz's gold tops three-medal day for Canada at Para-Nordic World Cup in Finland
VUOKATTI, Finland - Canada's Mark Arendz recovered from a difficult start on the shooting range to win his second straight biathlon gold medal on Friday at the Para-Nordic World Cup Arendz's gold in t...
Dec 16, 2022
Canadian women's under-18 hockey team bolstered by seven returning players
CALGARY - Defender Ava Murphy headlines the Canadian women's under-18 hockey team in its bid to defend its world title in Sweden in January. Murphy of Kitchener, Ont., compiled two goals and three ass...
Dec 16, 2022
Ontario and British Columbia headed for a buyer's market, RBC says
TORONTO - A new report says high interest rates will continue to hold back homebuyers into the new year except in Ontario and British Columbia. The report by RBC says those purchasing real estate in O...
Dec 16, 2022
Progress on TRC calls to action moving at 'glacial pace': Indigenous think tank
TORONTO - An Indigenous-led think tank says progress is moving at a "glacial pace" seven years after the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was released. The Yellowhead Institut...
Dec 16, 2022