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Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre reviewing vaccine requirement for Canadian Armed Forces
OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre is reviewing the Canadian military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate after a similar requirement for most other federal employees was suspended on Monday. The Departmen...
Jun 21, 2022
1/6 panel focuses on Trump's pressure on elected officials
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House 1/6 committee outlined on Tuesday Donald Trump's relentless pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election, aiming to show it led to widespread personal threats on the...
Jun 21, 2022
Former CFL stars Ray, Cox to enter Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility
TORONTO - Former CFL stars Ricky Ray and Chip Cox were named Tuesday for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in their first years of eligibility. Ray won a record four Grey Cups as a CFL...
Jun 21, 2022
MPs want more funding for community groups trying to prevent ideological extremism
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is calling on governments to provide more money to front-line community organizations trying to stem the tide of ideologically motivated violent extremism. In a n...
Jun 21, 2022
Quebec extends state of emergency in Saguenay, Que., because of landslide threat
MONTREAL - Quebec is extending a state of emergency in a city north of Quebec City where a neighbourhood is threatened by landslides. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault tweeted late Monday af...
Jun 21, 2022
Some Quebec adults could get 4th or 5th COVID-19 shots this fall: vaccine committee
MONTREAL - Quebec's immunization committee is recommending that the province prepare for another round of COVID-19 vaccination that could see some adults receive a fifth shot by the fall. The committe...
Jun 21, 2022
Wall, Paredes and Morrow named CFL top performers for Week 2
TORONTO - Calgary defensive back Titus Wall, Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes and Saskatchewan running back Jamal Morrow are the CFL's top players for Week 2 of the season. Wall had his first career int...
Jun 21, 2022
Canada's Bianca Andreescu cruises past Martina Trevisan in first round at Bad Homburg
BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Canada's Bianca Andreescu cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win over seventh seed Martina Trevisan in first-round action Tuesday at the Bad Homburg Open grass-court tennis tournament. Andre...
Jun 21, 2022
New multi-event challenges have Newman vaulting better than she has in years
Alysha Newman was a few weeks removed from a devastating Tokyo Olympic performance when the severity of her concussion hit home. The specialist she'd visited at a California hospital was showing her p...
Jun 21, 2022
Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an 'abject failure'
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Law enforcement authorities had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, the Texas public...
Jun 21, 2022