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Cracked Cyclones: One military helicopter repaired using reinforcement in the tail
HALIFAX - The Canadian military confirmed today that repairs have been completed on one of its 19 Cyclone helicopters recently found with cracks in its tail. The Royal Canadian Air Force issued a stat...
Dec 08, 2021
Yukon reports two Omicron cases, expands booster program to those aged 18 and over
WHITEHORSE - Two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been found in Yukon as the territory moves to expand its booster program to those aged 18 and over, says the acting chief medical officer...
Dec 08, 2021
COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million Wednesday amid a dispiriting holiday-season spike in cases and hospitalizations that has hit even ...
Dec 08, 2021
Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity
VICTORIA - A vulnerable woman from Penticton, B.C., who lost her home valued at $420,000 when the city sold it to collect $10,000 in overdue property taxes has prompted a call for change from the prov...
Dec 08, 2021
Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity
VICTORIA - A vulnerable woman from Penticton, B.C., who lost her home valued at $420,000 when the city sold it to collect $10,000 in overdue property taxes has prompted a call for change from the prov...
Dec 08, 2021
Supreme Court restores manslaughter conviction in Regina child starvation case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a foster father in the starvation death of one child and the near death of her sister who were both in his and his wife's care. The hi...
Dec 08, 2021
Hopes for promised return to peacekeeping dashed as Canada pledges money, not troops
OTTAWA - Canada emerged from a high-profile peacekeeping summit in South Korea this week having pledged millions of dollars in new funds to help the UN execute its missions around the world. Yet notab...
Dec 08, 2021
Olympic decathlon champ Warner wins Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's Athlete of the Year
TORONTO - Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner is the winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's Athlete of the Year. Warner won gold at the Tokyo Games last summer and became just the fourth man ...
Dec 08, 2021
Mike O'Shea, Orlondo Steinauer have their respective teams back in 2021 Grey Cup game
HAMILTON - Wins and losses are important, but Mike O'Shea and Orlondo Steinauer believe -- as CFL head coaches -- they're in the people business. It's an approach that seems to work for O'Shea, the he...
Dec 08, 2021
P.E.I. potato farm reps hand out spuds in Ottawa to highlight export ban to U.S.
OTTAWA - Representatives from Prince Edward Island farms handed out potatoes to the public today in front of Parliament Hill, to show gratitude to their supporters and raise awareness of the effects o...
Dec 08, 2021
