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Pandemic impeding efforts to recruit poll workers, secure poll locations
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says it still has a "significant need" for workers to staff polling stations across the country for the Sept. 20 federal election. The agency is hoping to hire about 232,000 ...
Sep 02, 2021
Emergency response team assists in high risk arrest
A man who police say was not following his release conditions has been taken into custody in West Kelowna.RCMP say Michael Collins, 43, was released on significant conditions on his outstanding charge...
Sep 02, 2021
MLSE to require proof of vaccination for all events, whether indoors or outdoors
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment says it will implement a mandatory vaccination policy for fans attending its events, whether indoors or outdoors. The Toronto-based company announced it...
Sep 02, 2021
Former B.C. Green leader endorses Liberal climate plan, slams Green infighting
OTTAWA - The former leader of the Green party in British Columbia has endorsed the federal Liberals' plan for combating climate change. Andrew Weaver says the Liberal plan is "both bold and thoughtful...
Sep 02, 2021
Ida blamed for several nursing home resident deaths
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Four nursing home residents died after Hurricane Ida, but full details of their deaths are unknown because state health inspectors said Thursday that they were turned away from...
Sep 02, 2021
Mitchell resumes practising with Calgary Stampeders after coming off injured list
And now the waiting begins for Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders. The veteran starter resumed practising with the CFL club Thursday, a day after it took Mitchell off the six-game injured lis...
Sep 02, 2021
Toronto FC midfielder Noble Okello fined by MLS disciplinary committee
Toronto FC midfielder Noble Okello has been fined by the MLS disciplinary committee for "failure to leave the field in a timely manner" after being sent off in the fifth minute of TFC's 3-1 loss to CF...
Sep 02, 2021
Redblacks host Alouettes in matchup of two teams with a lot to prove
Ottawa Redblacks head coach Paul LaPolice is not a patient man by his own admission, and with his team struggling offensively change could be inevitable. The Redblacks (1-2-0) will play their first ga...
Sep 02, 2021
Quebec judge rules boy, 12, can get COVID-19 vaccine despite father's opposition
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge says a mother is allowed to have her 12-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the father's opposition. In a judgment rendered last week, Justice Ali...
Sep 02, 2021
Campfire ban lifted for portions of Coastal Fire Centre, remains for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Some recent rain along with a return to normal temperatures have allowed officials to rescind some restrictions heading into the final long weekend of the summer.Effective Friday, Sept. 3 at...
Sep 02, 2021
