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Canada's top doctor says talks underway to obtain more vaccine to fight monkeypox
Canada's top doctor says negotiations are underway for more vaccine to curtail monkeypox as confirmed cases reached 278 nationwide. Chief public health officer Theresa Tam says there are "continuing d...
Jun 30, 2022
Evacuation alert issued for Barnston Island along B.C.'s Fraser River
VANCOUVER - An evacuation alert has been issued for a small island along British Columbia's Fraser River due to possible flooding from swelling waters after rainfall and snowmelt. Metro Vancouver has ...
Jun 30, 2022
Engel-Natzke joins Caps, 1st woman to become NHL video coach
Emily Engel-Natzke wanted to make the National Hockey League as a video coach. When the Washington Capitals named Engel-Natzke video coordinator on Thursday, she not only accomplished that goal, but s...
Jun 30, 2022
New shipbuilding delay leaves Canada reliant on allies, civilian ship to supply navy
Ottawa is reporting another delay in the delivery of new support ships for the Royal Canadian Navy, meaning Canada will need to rely on a civilian ship and the goodwill of allies to resupply its naval...
Jun 30, 2022
Feds open sweeping probe into work of NYPD sex crimes unit
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the New York Police Department's treatment of sex crime victims after concluding there is "significant justification" to do so and after re...
Jun 30, 2022
Quebec group goes to court over Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's lack of French
MONTREAL - A group of Quebecers is going to court to argue that Mary Simon's appointment as governor general should be invalidated because she isn't fluent in French. The group, led by historian Frdri...
Jun 30, 2022
Canadians urged to catch up on vaccinations, prepare for fall boosters
Federal health officials are bracing Canadians for another round of COVID-19 vaccines expected to roll out in the fall, and are urging those behind on their boosters to catch up now. Canada's chief pu...
Jun 30, 2022
'Sense of future' for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's public safety minister says he expects many houses and the municipal infrastructure destroyed by a wildfire in Lytton to be rebuilt by this time next year. Mike Farnw...
Jun 30, 2022
Mete denies involvement in alleged sexual assault involving Canada's 2018 junior team
NHL defenceman Victor Mete says he was not involved in an alleged sexual assault involving members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team. Mete was a member of Canada's team that won gold at the me...
Jun 30, 2022
Supreme Court will not hear appeal by convicted B.C. sex trafficker Reza Moazami
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a British Columbia man convicted of trafficking 11 female victims, including underage girls, for sex. Reza Moazami, who was sentenced to 23 year...
Jun 30, 2022
