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Total number of deaths from B.C.'s summer heat dome nudges nearly 600: coroner
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service has released updated numbers showing 595 people died in the province during extreme heat events over the summer. That's an increase from the 569 deaths confirmed by ...
Nov 01, 2021
Canadiens send promising forward Cole Caufield to minor-league affiliate
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens sent Cole Caufield to their American Hockey League affiliate in Laval, Que., on Monday in hopes the promising forward can rediscover his scoring touch. The 20-year-ol...
Nov 01, 2021
Flames goalie Markstrom, Senators forward Batherson in NHL's weekly Three Stars
NEW YORK - Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom, Ottawa Senators right-winger Drake Batherson and Tampa Bay Lightning left-winger Alex Killorn are the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending Oct. 3...
Nov 01, 2021
B.C. Coroners Service reports 595 lives lost to summer heat dome
VICTORIA - This past summer's record-breaking heat claimed the lives of at least 595 British Columbians, according to updated data released by the BC Coroners Service."The BC Coroners Service is commi...
Nov 01, 2021
Nine months into Biden's first term, all U.S. eyes on Virginia governor's race
WASHINGTON - Voters in Virginia are choosing their next governor Tuesday, a vote with wide-reaching implications for both the sitting U.S. president and his ever-present predecessor. Both Joe Biden an...
Nov 01, 2021
Winnipeg man charged in hospital attack and two Manitoba homicides
WINNIPEG - A man has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and attempted murder in the deaths of two people and the stabbing of a woman at a Winnipeg hospital. Trevor Farley, who...
Nov 01, 2021
COVID-19's global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care ...
Nov 01, 2021
Former Canadian goalkeeper Pat Onstad returns to Houston Dynamo as general manager
Canadian Pat Onstad, who helped Houston win two MLS championships as a player, has returned to the Dynamo as general manager. The 53-year-old from Vancouver comes from Columbus Crew, where he spent th...
Nov 01, 2021
Desmond inquiry: psychological autopsy focus of public inquiry into 2017 killings
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed three family members and himself in 2017 is hearing today from a forensic psychiatrist who conducted a psychological autops...
Nov 01, 2021
Suspected cyberattack in N.L. hits 'brain' of province's health-care system
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A suspected cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador's health system has led to the cancellation of thousands of medical appointments across the province. Health Minister John Haggi...
Nov 01, 2021
