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Seniors advocate to release review of COVID-19 outbreaks at B.C. care facilities
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is set to release a review of COVID-19 outbreaks in the province's care facilities. Isobel Mackenzie said last spring the review will examine more than t...
Oct 06, 2021
NDP says errors meant people — including First Nations — were disenfranchised
OTTAWA - The NDP has requested an official inquiry into what it calls "numerous and systemic failures of election officials" in last month's federal election. NDP national director Anne McGrath has wr...
Oct 06, 2021
RCMP officer who shot, killed Nunavut man continues testifying at inquest
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - The RCMP officer who shot and killed an armed man in a remote Nunavut community is scheduled to continue his testimony today at a coroner's inquest. Cpl. Ian Crowe fired at 21-ye...
Oct 06, 2021
Trudeau expected to announce all federal workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make good today on his election promise to require all federal employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Trudeau is expected to announce at a news ...
Oct 06, 2021
Singh to tell caucus that Indigenous rights a priority for NDP this Parliament
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is to tell the first meeting of the NDP caucus that pursuing Indigenous rights - including access to clean drinking water - will be a key priority for the party in this Parliame...
Oct 06, 2021
Emergency summit grapples with health system debilitated by COVID-19
OTTAWA - More than 30 national and provincial health organizations are trying to decide which of the devastating effects COVID-19 has taken on Canadian health care to tackle first, as they work to ste...
Oct 06, 2021
Vince Dunn scores twice as Kraken wrap pre-season with 4-0 win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Vince Dunn scored twice and the Seattle Kraken ended their pre-season with a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Philipp Grubauer saved all 25 shots he faced for the shutout...
Oct 05, 2021
Bogaerts, Red Sox dent Cole, beat Yanks in AL wild-card game
BOSTON - Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the sixth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 6-2 Tuesday night in t...
Oct 05, 2021
Nick Ritchie scores twice as Maple Leafs down Canadiens 6-2 in pre-season play
TORONTO - Nick Ritchie scored his first two goals for Toronto as the Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 in pre-season action Tuesday. Brennan Menell and Brett Seney, with a goal and an ea...
Oct 05, 2021
The Daily with LNN – October 5, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Oct 05, 2021