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Climate change, reconciliation key takeaways from 2021: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says vaccination against COVID-19 remains one of the country's top priorities as 2021 turns to 2022. In a statement, he says Canadians will need to continue work...
Dec 31, 2021
Emma Raducanu honored by queen in annual New Year's list
LONDON (AP) - U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch's annual New Year's list on Friday following the teenager's breakthrough performance at Flushing...
Dec 31, 2021
Emma Raducanu honored by queen in annual New Year's list
LONDON (AP) - U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch's annual New Year's list on Friday following the teenager's breakthrough performance at Flushing...
Dec 31, 2021
Omicron's New Year's cocktail: Sorrow, fear, hope for 2022
PARIS (AP) - Sorrow for the dead and dying, fear of more infections to come and hopes for an end to the coronavirus pandemic were - again - the bittersweet cocktail with which the world said good ridd...
Dec 31, 2021
Hughes' second goal gives Devils' wild OT win over Oilers
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes scored 2:55 into overtime and New Jersey beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Friday after Devils coach Lindy Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the game. Hughes...
Dec 31, 2021
NHL postpones eight more games in Canada due to attendance restrictions
The NHL has postponed eight more games in Canada due to attendance restrictions implemented in response to a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases. The league postponed Ottawa's home game Monday against Minnes...
Dec 31, 2021
More federal prisons reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, dozens of new cases among staff
OTTAWA - More federal prisons are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, with the surge in new infections affecting not only inmates but also a large number of correctional officers and staff. New outbreaks we...
Dec 31, 2021
Off-road vehicle group volunteering to get health care workers to their jobs
NANAIMO - A group of all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts are stepping up and offering rides to help snowed-in Island health care workers get to their jobs.A private Facebook group was started to bring tog...
Dec 31, 2021
B.C. reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to five days with no symptoms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reduced the requirement to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 to five days for fully vaccinated people without symptoms. A mask must be worn around other...
Dec 31, 2021
B.C. reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to five days with no symptoms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reduced the requirement to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 to five days for fully vaccinated people without symptoms. A mask must be worn around other...
Dec 31, 2021
