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Only 51 per cent of children aged 5 to 11 have had at least one vaccine dose
As the Omicron variant continues to strain Canadian hospitals, a vaccine hesitancy expert is voicing concern about the slow vaccination rate of children between the ages of five and 11. In the two mon...
Jan 25, 2022
Liberal MP George Chahal fined $500 for taking Tory election leaflet from front door
OTTAWA - MP George Chahal says he has paid a $500 fine after taking an opponent's pamphlet from a front door and replacing it with his own during last year's election. The Liberal MP for Calgary Skyvi...
Jan 25, 2022
Defender Lukas MacNaughton joins Toronto FC after CPL title run with Pacific FC
Toronto FC continued to rebuild its roster Tuesday, acquiring defender Lukas MacNaughton from Canadian Premier League champion Pacific FC for an undisclosed transfer fee. MacNaughton, who joined TFC a...
Jan 25, 2022
Avenatti asks to represent himself against Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK (AP) - Once-prominent California attorney Michael Avenatti tried Tuesday to interrupt his trial over whether he stole money from porn star Stormy Daniels to ask to represent himself, but the ...
Jan 25, 2022
Traded to LAFC, former 'Caps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau still on the move with Canada
Recently traded from the Vancouver Whitecaps to Los Angeles FC, Maxime Crepeau is still on the move. Currently in camp in Florida with Canada, the 27-year-old goalkeeper from Candiac, Que., is headed ...
Jan 25, 2022
Supporters of Hassan Diab urge Ottawa to reject French terrorism proceedings
OTTAWA - Supporters of Hassan Diab are urging the Trudeau government to rebuff any new extradition request from France now that there is a date for the Ottawa sociology professor's terrorism trial. Di...
Jan 25, 2022
Canada mixes youth and experience in quest for Olympic men's hockey gold
Canada is turning to a mix of youthful exuberance and battle-scarred experience in its quest for Olympic men's hockey gold minus the country's NHL stars. Eric Staal, 37, and Mason McTavish, 18, are tw...
Jan 25, 2022
CP NewsAlert: New Brunswick RCMP say missing boy subject of Amber Alert found safe
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick RCMP say a six-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe. Police issued the alert after the boy went missing early today in Miramichi, N.B....
Jan 25, 2022
Budget officer finds $1B orphan well liability by 2025, dwarfs security deposits
The parliamentary budget officer has found the cost of cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan already dwarfs the money collected to pay for it. And in a report released thi...
Jan 25, 2022
Shapovalov takes Nadal the distance, but falls in Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia - Denis Shapovalov is out of the Australian Open in the quarterfinals after a 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 loss to Rafael Nadal Tuesday. But the Canadian went out with a bang, and a wh...
Jan 25, 2022
