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Public service employees in British Columbia must get vaccinated against COVID-19
VICTORIA - An estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The BC Public Service Agency said Tuesday the vaccination requirement is part...
Oct 05, 2021
Federal Court settlement approved for day scholars at Indian residential schools
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Indigenous leader says the approved Federal Court settlement of a class-action lawsuit for those who attended Indian residential school during the day will ensure compen...
Oct 05, 2021
No need to review ruling on Safe Third Country refugee pact, feds tell Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The federal government is telling the Supreme Court of Canada there is no need to review a decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seeke...
Oct 05, 2021
Two Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players charged with sexual assault
MONTREAL - Two Victoriaville Tigres players have been formally charged with sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident that occurred after the team won the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League titl...
Oct 05, 2021
Argos special-teams unit faces big challenge trying to contain Ottawa returner Dedmon
TORONTO - A night of watching the Toronto Argonauts kick off to DeVonte Dedmon would suit Mark Nelson just fine. Dedmon will be a person of interest for Toronto (4-3) when it hosts Ottawa (2-5) on Wed...
Oct 05, 2021
Gasoline sales plunge to lowest level in 20 years during first year of pandemic
OTTAWA - Pandemic lockdowns that left Canadian cars sitting idle in driveways and garages for weeks on end last year pushed gasoline use to its lowest level in two decades. Statistics Canada data show...
Oct 05, 2021
After record real estate sales, housing supply in Lethbridge stretched thin
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It is a good time to be selling your home. In one of the few bright spots of the COVID-19 pandemic, home sales have been at record levels over the past year and a bit.Cathy Maxwell, C...
Oct 05, 2021
RCMP officer says she feared for her life before Nunavut man was shot
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - One of two RCMP officers who confronted a 21-year old Inuk man the morning he was shot and killed by police in a remote Nunavut community says she feared for her life that day. C...
Oct 05, 2021
Quarterbacks Collaros and Evans, receiver Dedmon named CFL top performers
TORONTO - Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros, Ottawa quarterback Caleb Evans and Redblacks receiver DeVonte Dedmon have been named the top performers for Week 9 of the CFL season. Collaros threw a pai...
Oct 05, 2021
Hurricanes’ Ty Nash taking part in KidSport Challenge this WHL season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes is adding extra significance to any goals he scores this season.Ty Nash has revived the KidSport Challenge and will personally donate $10 for eve...
Oct 05, 2021