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Former captain Tyler Ardron returns to bolster Canadian rugby team in World Cup bid
Canada is getting reinforcements for its World Cup qualifying showdown with Chile in the form of former captain Tyler Ardron. The 30-year-old from Lakefield, Ont., who plays in France for Castres Olym...
Oct 04, 2021
New Brunswick coroner's inquest into fatal shooting of Rodney Levi hears 911 calls
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A coroner's inquest into the RCMP fatal shooting of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick is hearing the 911 calls and police radio transmissions from June 12, 2020. Rodney Levi was sho...
Oct 04, 2021
China flies record 52 planes toward self-ruled Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China flew 52 fighter planes toward Taiwan on Monday in the largest show of force on record, continuing the three days of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled isl...
Oct 04, 2021
Nanaimo drenched by wet September, extreme seasonal weather continues
NANAIMO - When it rains it pours.Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Erven said the hot and dry summer came to an abrupt end when the calendar to September, leading to consistent and steady rain loc...
Oct 04, 2021
COVID recovery and child care are Opposition targets as B.C. legislature returns
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic and the British Columbia government's economic recovery plans are expected to be key issues in legislature in the coming weeks as politicians return Monday for the fal...
Oct 04, 2021
Jordan's king denies impropriety in luxury home purchases
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday denied any impropriety in his purchase of luxury homes abroad, citing security needs for keeping quiet about the transactions that are reported...
Oct 04, 2021
Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen now 12 as storm churns in Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death toll from Cyclone Shaheen rose to 12 on Monday while other fishermen from Iran remained missing as the storm moved further inland into Oman and weakened. A...
Oct 04, 2021
Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. They were cited for their discovery of receptors for tem...
Oct 04, 2021
Afghan women ministers warned Canada of Taliban atrocities in June: senator
OTTAWA - Afghan women ministers made pleas to Canadian politicians for help - and shared warnings about atrocities and the erosion of women's rights - two months before the Taliban took control of Kab...
Oct 04, 2021
Defence minister says Operation LASER nurses will help Alberta battle COVID
EDMONTON - A military contingent is expected to be in position today to decide where to deploy eight critical care nurses who will help Alberta fight COVID-19. Public Safety Canada says the Canadian R...
Oct 04, 2021
