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NHL, players' association announces new changes to COVID-19 protocol
The National Hockey League and its players' association announced new changes to its COVID-19 protocol, including a removal of daily tests for the fully vaccinated. The league says the new rules will ...
Jan 31, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs stage latest comeback win to beat New Jersey Devils 6-4
TORONTO - Jason Spezza, Mitch Marner and Ilya Mikheyev scored third-period goals to give the Toronto Maple Leafs another comeback win, this time a 6-4 decision against the New Jersey Devils on Monday....
Jan 31, 2022
Divergent views on how best to help Ukraine mark emergency Commons debate
OTTAWA - All parties in the House of Commons agree that Canada must stand in solidarity with Ukraine but they're showing sharp divisions over how best to do that. In an emergency debate tonight on Rus...
Jan 31, 2022
Commons ethics committee wants cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns
OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee says there should be a halt to Public Health Agency plans to collect data from millions of people's mobile phones, which is intended to understand travel...
Jan 31, 2022
Booster shot rate in B.C. crests 49 per cent, while 19 more deaths are registered
VICTORIA - Another 19 people have died in British Columbia due to complications from COVID-19. The Health Ministry also reports 4,075 new cases over a three-day period, although it has said that rate ...
Jan 31, 2022
B.C.'s legislature deputy clerk told to trust advice on retirement payment: trial
VANCOUVER - The former deputy clerk of the British Columbia legislative assembly told a trial that before she returned a retirement allowance she had received assurances from government officials that...
Jan 31, 2022
Terry Fox 'above politics' so leave him out of protests: mayor of hero's hometown
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia mayor says the defacing of a statue of Terry Fox near Parliament Hill has ignited disbelief among residents in the national hero's hometown, and he's calling ...
Jan 31, 2022
Vernon BMX launches merchandise to mark milestone
The home of BMX racing in Vernon is celebrating a milestone this year.Ranger Park on 47th Avenue has been a part of the community for 40 years, getting its start in 1982 when a group of motivated pare...
Jan 31, 2022
Russia responds to US proposal to deescalate Ukraine crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Russian government has sent a written response to a U.S. proposal aimed at deescalating the Ukraine crisis, according to three Biden administration officials. The officials a...
Jan 31, 2022
Team Canada's Einarson remains undefeated at Scotties with 10-5 win over Alberta
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Curling and kickboxing seem like two sports at the opposite end of the spectrum, but Mackenzie Zacharias, skip of the Manitoba rink at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder ...
Jan 31, 2022
