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Canada considering smallpox vaccine for monkeypox cases, says Dr. Theresa Tam
OTTAWA - The risk posed by monkeypox is low, but nearly everyone in Canada is susceptible because routine vaccination against smallpox ended decades ago, top public health officials said Friday. Monke...
May 20, 2022
Police warning about potential ‘movie’ money being passed around
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Police in Medicine Hat say counterfeit $100 "movie" bills may be circulating in the community.According to a release from the Medicine Hat Police Service, following a recent arrest,...
May 20, 2022
Costs reach $25.6 million for public inquiry into 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting has already cost $25.6 million to investigate the April 18-19, 2020, rampage - and there are still about five months remaining in its mand...
May 20, 2022
Canadian men upset Argentina in rugby sevens tournament in Toulouse
TOULOUSE, France - David Richard's try with less than 30 seconds remaining lifted Canada to a 19-12 upset win over Argentina on Friday at the HSBC France Sevens. Argentina came into the tournament in ...
May 20, 2022
Vancouver's Marino qualifies for French Open with win over Australia's Mendez
PARIS - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino qualified for the French Open with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Australia's Seone Mendez on Friday. Marino will face 18th-seeded American Coco Gauff in the first round as she...
May 20, 2022
Quebec Halloween sword attacker found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder
QUEBEC - A jury has found a man who used a sword to kill and maim victims in Quebec City's historic district on Halloween night 2020 guilty of murder. Carl Girouard, 26, was convicted Friday of two co...
May 20, 2022
Auger-Aliassime looks to translate clay-court form into elusive French Open success
PARIS - Top-ranked Canadian player Flix Auger-Aliassime isn't exactly cursed at the French Open. But he is still seeking his first career main-draw match win in Paris. The 21-year-old has crisscrossed...
May 20, 2022
Ginni Thomas' emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the 2020 presidential electi...
May 20, 2022
Toronto FC looks to snap five-game losing streak in visit to steamy Washington, D.C.
Kickoff for Toronto FC's visit to D.C. United on Saturday has been pushed back 2 1/2 hours to 6:30 p.m. ET due to expected high temperatures and humidity. But both teams have already been feeling the ...
May 20, 2022
Rick Bowness won't return as coach of Dallas Stars
Rick Bowness will not return as head coach of the Dallas Stars after nearly three seasons in which he led them to the Stanley Cup Final and the playoffs again this season. While Bowness was not under ...
May 20, 2022