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'We're all tired': Iqaluit residents unable to drink tap water for nearly 2 months
IQALUIT - In the summer, the Sylvia Grinnell River near Iqaluit is a popular spot to fish for Arctic char where ice-cold water cascades over rocky ledges. Now, with thick layers of ice and snow coveri...
Dec 03, 2021
Canada's Olympic women's hockey team releases three players
CALGARY - Defender Jamie Bourbonnais and forwards Jessie Eldridge and Julia Gosling have been released from the Canadian Olympic women's hockey team. Canada's centralization roster decreased to 26 wit...
Dec 03, 2021
Wanted man believed to be in Vernon area
The RCMP are searching for a wanted man who is believed to be in the Vernon area.Christopher Day Yorke-Hardy is wanted for driving while prohibited and failing to comply with a probation order.Vernon ...
Dec 03, 2021
Canadiens looking for general manager to 'complement' new VP of hockey operations
BROSSARD, Que. - While it remains to be seen how the Montreal Canadiens' two-person approach to hockey operations will ultimately work, new executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton ga...
Dec 03, 2021
MV Zim Kingston heading to Nanaimo to offload damaged containers
NANAIMO - A cargo ship which caught fire and had anchored off the coast of Victoria for weeks is back on the move.The MV Zim Kingston got back underway overnight on Thursday, Dec. 2 with a tweet from ...
Dec 03, 2021
South Korean envoy expects 'ambitious' peacekeeping pledges from Canada
OTTAWA - South Korea's ambassador to Canada says he expects the federal government to make some "ambitious" promises when his country hosts a major peacekeeping summit next week. Ambassador Keung Ryon...
Dec 03, 2021
Testing better than travel ban 'whack-a-mole,' infectious disease specialist says
OTTAWA - An Ontario infectious disease specialist says there is evidence testing all travellers before and after they arrive in Canada will identify most cases of COVID-19 coming into the country. Dr....
Dec 03, 2021
Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School, after saying ea...
Dec 03, 2021
Virginia House seat election recount upholds GOP win
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race upheld the Republican candidate's victory on Friday, a decision that also reaffirms the G...
Dec 03, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders face tough challenge in West Division final versus Bombers
Cody Fajardo and the Saskatchewan Roughriders face a huge challenge Sunday. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will host Saskatchewan in the West Division final. Not only should the defending Grey Cup champion...
Dec 03, 2021
