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House passes defense bill scrapping COVID vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the House on Thursday as lawmakers scratch...
Dec 08, 2022
Children's deaths from influenza up in B.C., with five mortalities last month
VICTORIA - At least five children died in British Columbia from influenza last month alone, a rise that comes as an early season of respiratory illnesses adds strain to the beleaguered health-care sys...
Dec 08, 2022
Federal environment minister certifies 14 bird-friendly cities in six provinces
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is certifying 14 more Canadian cities as bird-friendly. Guilbeault, who's attending the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal, says cities...
Dec 08, 2022
AFN chiefs to vote on opposing federal gun-control bill, citing risk to treaty rights
OTTAWA - Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations are set to vote on whether to publicly oppose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's proposed gun-control legislation. An amendment to Bill C-21, which is cur...
Dec 08, 2022
N.S. hockey leagues give young referees green armbands to reduce verbal abuse
HALIFAX - Minor hockey associations in Nova Scotia are the latest to embrace a program aimed at eliminating verbal abuse of young referees by identifying them on ice with a green armband. Jason Clark,...
Dec 08, 2022
Gas prices down across Canada, likely to last a few weeks leading up to holidays
EDMONTON, AB - Drivers hoping for cheaper gas can fill up after the price at the pump across Canada dropped today to 143 cents per litre.A senior director of public affairs at CAA National says the na...
Dec 08, 2022
Trudeau says Ottawa to work constructively with Alberta after sovereignty act passes
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is going to work as constructively as possible with Alberta after lawmakers passed Premier Danielle Smith's controversial sovereignty...
Dec 08, 2022
Canadians Gilles, Poirier on pace for a career-first Grand Prix Final medal
Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier arrived at the Grand Prix Final amid what is so far the best season of their partnership. Gilles and Poirier captured gold in both of their ISU Grand...
Dec 08, 2022
Liberals aim to secure long-term role for feds in national child-care system
OTTAWA, ON - Families Minister Karina Gould introduced legislation today to strengthen child care in Canada in an effort to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in the new national daycare system.The Li...
Dec 08, 2022
Kicker Sean Whyte sticking with B.C. Lions through 2023 season
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed placekicker Sean Whyte to a one-year extension. The team announced the news Thursday, saying the deal will keep the 37-year-old native of White Rock, B.C., with ...
Dec 08, 2022