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Putin: Call-up of Russian reservists to finish in 2 weeks
KYIV, UKRAINE (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he thinks a partial mobilization of army reservists he ordered last month to bolster his country's troops in Ukraine will to be completed in ...
Oct 14, 2022
Police: Shooter, 15, kills 5 along North Carolina greenway
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The shooter who killed five people along a walking trail in North Carolina's capital city is a 15-year-old boy who has been hospitalized in critical condition, police said Friday....
Oct 14, 2022
Vernon's COVID-19 cases fall on weekly basis
The latest report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control shows a decline in new COVID-19 cases in Greater Vernon.The report confirmed 19 cases of the virus in the Vernon health area between Oct. 2 a...
Oct 14, 2022
Military eases vaccine mandate, presses ahead with discipline for unvaccinated troops
OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre says the military will press ahead with plans to kick out dozens of unvaccinated troops despite changes to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Eyre unveiled the new va...
Oct 14, 2022
N. Korea fires more artillery into maritime buffer zones
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military says it detected North Korea additionally firing possibly hundreds of artillery rounds into maritime buffer zones between the rivals, further raising a...
Oct 14, 2022
Emergencies Act testimony and EI premiums to go up in 2023: In The News for Oct.14
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct.14 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 14, 2022
B.C. drought benefits some farmers, extending harvest and reducing rot
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is enduring a record-breaking dry spell, but farmer Amir Mann says the drought is far preferable to other recent weather extremes. "You can always apply more water, but it...
Oct 14, 2022
Cyberbully to be sentenced today in case involving B.C.'s Amanda Todd
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man convicted in the cyberbullying and extortion of a British Columbia teenager who died by suicide a decade ago is expected to learn his sentence today. The story of 15-year...
Oct 14, 2022
First witnesses at Emergencies Act inquiry include Ottawa residents, city officials
OTTAWA - The Ottawa woman who filed for a court injunction to stop truckers from continually honking their horns during the "Freedom Convoy" in February is among the first witnesses at a public inquir...
Oct 14, 2022
Workers, employers are calling on the federal government to pay off EI program debt
OTTAWA - With employment insurance premiums set to rise in the new year, both employers and workers are calling on the federal government to step in and rescue the program from the considerable amount...
Oct 14, 2022
