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Iran snubs another deadline in PS752 crash as families call for action
OTTAWA - Iran has snubbed yet another deadline set by Canada and its allies to negotiate a settlement for the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago. And th...
Jan 05, 2022
Bring back hazard pay for supermarket workers facing extra risks from Omicron: NDP MP
OTTAWA - Grocery stores are being urged to reinstate hazard pay for workers facing extra health and safety risks from the highly contagious Omicron variant. The federal NDP's critic for economic devel...
Jan 05, 2022
Ontario excluding student athletes from indoor play a 'disservice': university group
OTTAWA - The group representing university athletics in Ontario says their student athletes not being counted among those allowed to play in indoor facilities is a "disservice" to their abilities and ...
Jan 05, 2022
Gaps in U.S. social fabric wider than ever 12 months after Trump-fuelled Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - Twenty years ago, an attack from outside its borders brought the United States together. Twelve months after Jan. 6, 2021, an attack from within continues to tear it apart. Thursday marks...
Jan 05, 2022
US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time
Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges. This time, they are dealing with serious staff s...
Jan 05, 2022
Conservatives ask privacy czar to probe pandemic-related use of mobile location data
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP is asking Canada's privacy commissioner to investigate federal reliance on data from mobile devices to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter t...
Jan 05, 2022
Ontario excluding student athletes from indoor play a 'disservice': university group
OTTAWA - The group representing university athletics in Ontario says their student athletes not being counted among those allowed to play in indoor facilities is a "disservice" to their abilities and ...
Jan 05, 2022
Real estate board says Metro Vancouver home sales hit record in 2021
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in Metro Vancouver hit an all-time record last year. The board says sales in 2021 rose 42.2 per cent to 43,999 compared with 30,9...
Jan 05, 2022
US, Germany say Russia poses urgent challenge to stability
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and Germany said Wednesday that Russia's military buildup near Ukraine's border poses an "immediate and urgent challenge" to European security and that any interven...
Jan 05, 2022
Arrest made in break and enter and vehicle theft case
A man allegedly responsible for two recent break and enters and theft of a vehicle in Vernon has been arrested.At approximately 2 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 27th., Vernon North Okanagan RCMP responded to a ...
Jan 05, 2022
