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Defence chief was warned about legality of military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate: memo
OTTAWA - The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces was warned by his senior legal and medical advisers last year that requiring all troops to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was unnecessary - and that...
Oct 24, 2022
Canada's Ryan Nembhard named to Bob Cousy Award watch list for NCAA basketball season
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Canada's Ryan Nembhard is among 20 players named as a watch-list candidate for the 2023 Bob Cousy Award, given to the top point guard in U.S. college basketball. Nembhard of Auror...
Oct 24, 2022
Canada-U.K. ties to stabilize with Rishi Sunak as British prime minister
OTTAWA - Some experts are hopeful Canada's relations with Britain will get some stability with today's news that former U.K. finance minister Rishi Sunak will become prime minister. Sunak will be the ...
Oct 24, 2022
Harmony Montgomery's father arrested on murder charge
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The father of Harmony Montgomery, a New Hampshire girl who disappeared in 2019 at age 5 but was not reported missing until late last year, has been arrested on a charge of second-...
Oct 24, 2022
Dahlin, Tkachuk, Blackwood tabbed as NHL's three stars of the week
Rasmus Dahlin, Brady Tkachuk and Mackenzie Blackwood have been named the NHL's three stars of the week on Monday. Dahlin, the first star, had a record-setting week as the Buffalo Sabres improved to 4-...
Oct 24, 2022
Quebec's nursing order launches campaign to stop Halloween objectification of nurses
MONTREAL - Quebec's professional order of nurses is launching a campaign this Halloween to encourage Quebecers to ditch "sexy costumes" in favour of more realistic nursing uniforms. The Ordre des infi...
Oct 24, 2022
CPL names 10 finalists for inaugural Players' Player of the Year award
Atletico Ottawa's Ollie Bassett and Ballou Tabla and Forge FC's Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Kyle Bekker and Woobens Pacius, whose teams meet Sunday in the Canadian Premier League championship game, a...
Oct 24, 2022
Six people injured in shooting at St. Louis high school
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Six people were injured Monday morning in a shooting inside a St. Louis high school. The shooting was reported just after 9 a.m. at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, pro...
Oct 24, 2022
Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty in George Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd just as jury selection was about to begin,...
Oct 24, 2022
Rishi Sunak: UK's ex-Treasury chief gets his shot at PM job
LONDON (AP) - Rishi Sunak ran for Britain's top job and lost. Then he got another shot - and the chance to say "I told you so." The former U.K. Treasury chief was runner-up to Liz Truss in the contest...
Oct 24, 2022