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Costa Rica going to World Cup, beats New Zealand in playoff
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) - Costa Rica completed a 32-nation World Cup lineup in Qatar by beating New Zealand 1-0 in an intercontinental playoff on Tuesday. Leaning heavily on its core of veterans, Costa ...
Jun 14, 2022
Tories want Marco Mendicino to resign over Emergencies Act remarks
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say the public safety minister has lost credibility over his comments about the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, and they're calling for him to resign. Marco ...
Jun 14, 2022
Flood risk leads to evacuations in southeastern B.C.
SPARWOOD, B.C. - A small community in the southeast corner of British Columbia is the latest to declare a local state of emergency as heavy rain and a late spring thaw combine to swell rivers across m...
Jun 14, 2022
Indigenous-led bid for 2030 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Whistler moving ahead
An Indigenous-led partnership is moving ahead with plans to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler. The group unveiled more details of their proposed bid on Tuesday, including plans t...
Jun 14, 2022
Montreal public health expands monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men
MONTREAL - Public health officials in Montreal are offering monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men. Officials told reporters today the city is the epicentre of the monkeypox outbreak i...
Jun 14, 2022
City of Lethbridge supports location and security of play space in Galt Gardens
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is not planning to increase security at the proposed play space in Galt Gardens."We already have two security guards who are in the park 12 hours a day," said A...
Jun 14, 2022
Cash, hard drive, passport hidden in home of Amanda Todd extortion suspect: officer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Dutch police officer has described finding cash, a passport and a hard drive hidden inside a stereo in the home of the man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Aman...
Jun 14, 2022
Trudeau says Canadian attendance at Russian embassy event 'absolutely unacceptable'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it was "absolutely unacceptable" that any Canadian representative attended a Russia Day party at the Russian embassy in Ottawa, adding that it never should ...
Jun 14, 2022
Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran appeared to be readying for a space launch Tuesday as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran's ...
Jun 14, 2022
Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. - The fire-ravaged community of Lytton, B.C., will get $77 million from the federal government to help it rebuild a fire-resistant and energy-efficient community. Harjit Sajjan, the minis...
Jun 14, 2022