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Census shows B.C.'s population hit five million after 7.6 per cent growth
VANCOUVER - Canada's latest census shows British Columbia had the second-highest population growth among the provinces, but realtors and buyers say an influx of people has created fiercer-than-ever co...
Feb 09, 2022
Blood Tribe to keep COVID restrictions despite provincial easing
STANDOFF, AB - Members of the Blood Tribe are advised that they will still be subject to a variety of public health measures.On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced a plan to lift most COVID-19 res...
Feb 09, 2022
16 years prison for Colorado mom who abused kid, 7, to death
DENVER (AP) - A Colorado mother who fatally abused her 7-year-old daughter and lied about her health to get handouts from charities worth at least $100,000 has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. A ...
Feb 09, 2022
Angry protests, fading patience to test public health COVID-19 bulwark in U.S.
WASHINGTON - The long shadow of an enduring, Canadian-born protest movement is darkening America's doorstep, just as waning public patience and conflicting policy advice put ever more pressure on frag...
Feb 09, 2022
Lifting restrictions could cause anxiety for many as unknowns persist: experts
As provinces begin lifting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, psychology experts expect stress and anxiety to run high among those who remain wary of letting their guards down. It will take time for many...
Feb 09, 2022
B.C. coroner's report shows illicit toxic drug deaths highest ever in 2021
VICTORIA - The British Columbia coroners service says more people died from suspected illicit toxic drugs in 2021 than were recorded in any other year. A report from the service says 2,224 suspected d...
Feb 09, 2022
Judge restores visiting rights for Quebec father unvaccinated against COVID-19
MONTREAL - A Quebec father who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 has regained the right to have visits with his 12-year-old son. Superior Court Justice Marie-Anne Paquette ruled Tuesday that it is no...
Feb 09, 2022
Montreal Canadiens fire head coach Dominique Ducharme
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have fired head coach Dominique Ducharme, the team announced Wednesday. The 48-year-old was relieved of his duties after Montreal began its season with a dismal 8-30-...
Feb 09, 2022
Feds declined offer from privacy commissioner for advice on collection of phone data
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner says his offer to advise the government on the implications of collecting data from millions of mobile phones during the COVID-19 pandemic was rebuffed. Danie...
Feb 09, 2022
Updated census counts for Southern Alberta, Lethbridge population reaches 98,406
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The first batch of data from the 2021 federal census is in.Stats Canada has released numbers on population counts, the number of dwellings, and some economic indicators.Nation-wide, t...
Feb 09, 2022