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Women's tennis tour suspends China events over Peng concerns
The head of the women's professional tennis tour announced Wednesday that all WTA tournaments would be suspended in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champ...
Dec 1, 2021
Young Canadians file suit against federal over minimum voting age
Several young Canadians are taking the federal government to court in an effort to strike down the minimum voting age. They argue that denying citizens under the age of 18 the right to vote in federal...
Dec 1, 2021
Fauci: 1st US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified
WASHINGTON (AP) - A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study th...
Dec 1, 2021
Canadian bantamweight Josh Hill hits the books in studying mental side of MMA game
Canadian bantamweight (Gentleman) Josh Hill had had to battle performance anxiety as well as his opponents during his mixed martial arts career. So the 35-year-old from Fonthill, Ont., decided to do s...
Dec 1, 2021
Porch pirates see a drop in plundered booty as Nanaimo neighbours keep watch
NANAIMO - 'Tis the season for thieving.With the rise in online orders thanks to new technology and the pandemic keeping people indoors, ordering products to be delivered to your home has given birth t...
Dec 1, 2021
NHL Notebook: Maple Leafs look to build on November to remember
The Maple Leafs were on the ropes. Down 2-0 after the first period to the lowly Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Oct. 27, Toronto's season could have very well careened completely off the ra...
Dec 1, 2021
Feds open bids for 'major attraction' in renewed bid for major land project in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A federal agency is swinging open the doors for companies to propose one or more attractions to anchor a major land development project near the capital's downtown. The sprawling 29-hectare s...
Dec 1, 2021
Ottawa, provinces mull expansion of COVID-19 tests for arriving American travellers
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says it's too early to say whether Canada's latest requirement to test arriving air travellers for COVID-19 will be extended to include those coming from the ...
Dec 1, 2021
Dumping day: Lobster fishing season opens in southwestern Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's fall lobster fishing season opened early today in the two most lucrative fishing areas in Canada. The annual event off southwestern Nova Scotia is known as "dumping day," as th...
Dec 1, 2021
Dozens of weather warnings in effect across soaked British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A landslide closed traffic today on the same highway near Agassiz, B.C., where motorists were trapped between slides caused by major rainstorms last month. DriveBC says the road has been r...
Dec 1, 2021