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Feds sending more help to NWT to deal with COVID-19 surge
OTTAWA - The federal government is sending more help to the Northwest Territories to deal with a spike in COVID-19 cases. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Ottawa has approved a request from the ...
Oct 18, 2021
British Columbia appoints former Calgary police deputy chief as sergeant-at-arms
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has appointed a new sergeant-at-arms in the legislature nearly three years after the former officer in the assembly was suspended. In a statement Monday, the legislative...
Oct 18, 2021
Alberta's Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser to fight on December UFC card
Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser will face Russian Sergei Pavlovich on a televised UFC Fight card on Dec. 4. Boser (20-8-1) is coming off a second-round knockout in June over Ovince St...
Oct 18, 2021
Lowry's return highlights Raptors games to watch this season
TORONTO - The Raptors host the Washington Wizards on Wednesday in their first season opener at Scotiabank Arena in two years. Here are five more games to watch this season: Feb. 3 versus the visiting ...
Oct 18, 2021
NHL suspends Evander Kane 21 games for COVID violations
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The NHL has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane for 21 games for submitting a fake COVID-19 vaccination card. The league on Monday announced the suspension without p...
Oct 18, 2021
End to Toronto Blue Jays season leaves sour taste in Mark Shapiro's mouth
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro is very proud of how his club did in 2021. But he's also bitter. "Every team that is not the team that wins the last championship game played is bitter," said ...
Oct 18, 2021
Tkâemlups Kukpi7 chides PM Trudeau for ignoring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation invitations
KAMLOOPS - The chief in the community where the remains of more than 200 Indigenous children were found publicly rebuked the prime minister for ignoring her first invitations to join the community to ...
Oct 18, 2021
Free energy saving kits available for low to moderate income households
B.C. Hydro is offering people living in low to moderate income households free energy saving kits.The kits contain energy saving products that can be installed around the home and help reduce the wate...
Oct 18, 2021
Trump files lawsuit to block release of Jan. 6 documents
WASHIGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to block the release of documents to the Jan. 6 select committee of Congress, challenging the decision of President Joe Biden to rele...
Oct 18, 2021
Open letter calls for overhaul of CleanBC to include First Nations input
An open letter from a First Nations organization is calling on the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to update the CleanBC plan to reflect the climate emergency and include First Nations inpu...
Oct 18, 2021
