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CP NewsAlert: B.C. to lift most COVID restrictions, but masks, vaccine rules remain
VICTORIA - British Columbia will drop capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings including at sporting events, fitness centres, restaurants, bars and nightclubs on Wednesday night. People will ...
Feb 15, 2022
Convoy protesters pursue new funding, including own crypto token, as feds swoop in
OTTAWA - Figures behind the protests blockading Parliament Hill and various border crossings are championing new ways to finance their movement - including through their own crypto token - as Ottawa i...
Feb 15, 2022
Pepe suspended for role in brawl at end of Portuguese game
PORTO, Portugal (AP) - Porto defender Pepe was suspended for two matches on Tuesday after being accused of kicking an official from another team during a brawl in the Portuguese league last week. The ...
Feb 15, 2022
Panel agrees with Canada that Trump-era U.S. solar panel tariffs violate USMCA
WASHINGTON - When it comes to trade dispute victories in the post-NAFTA era, Canada just tied it up, 1-1. A dispute resolution panel has agreed that tariffs on Canadian-made solar products imposed in ...
Feb 15, 2022
Bail hearings held for 13 charged in Coutts convoy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - ***Update - Additional individuals charged.A bail hearing marathon was held in Lethbridge Provincial Court on Tuesday for a group of protesters who were arrested after weapons and amm...
Feb 15, 2022
Forge FC takes on Mexico powerhouse Cruz Azul to open CONCACAF Champions League play
No stranger to facing CONCACAF opposition, Forge FC steps it up a notch Wednesday when it takes on Mexican heavyweight Cruz Azul at Tim Hortons Field. The round-of-16 game marks Forge's debut in the S...
Feb 15, 2022
F1 driver Latifi hired bodyguards after death threats
Canadian Nicholas Latifi was so affected by online abuse and death threats after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that the Formula One driver hired bodyguards for his sightseeing trip to London with his girlf...
Feb 15, 2022
Vancouver police use DNA to identify child victims in 'Babes in the Woods' cold case
VANCOUVER - The child victims in what police say is Vancouver's oldest unsolved murder case have been identified as two young brothers. Police say David and Derek D'Alton were six and seven when they ...
Feb 15, 2022
Former CF Montreal winger Ballou Tabla signs with CPL's Atletico Ottawa
OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa has signed Canadian international winger Ballou Tabla to a three-year contract. Tabla, 22, has spent time with both CF Montreal and FC Barcelona's B team in Spain. Montreal de...
Feb 15, 2022
Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's killing says he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd's medical needs as he controlled onlookers as ...
Feb 15, 2022