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Canada's lack of Indo-Pacific strategy leaves business in the dark: book
OTTAWA - Business leaders and former diplomats are pushing the Trudeau government to finally release its long-awaited strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. A new book urges the Liberals to outline its...
Sep 28, 2022

Canada advances to Para Hockey Cup final with 4-1 win over Czechs
OSTRAVA, Czechia - Canada reached the final of the International Para Hockey Cup with a 4-1 semifinal win over the host Czechs on Wednesday. The Canadians will face the United States for gold Friday i...
Sep 28, 2022

Parliament passes law allowing jurors to disclose information to health providers
OTTAWA - Parliament has passed a new law that allows jurors to disclose information about jury proceedings to health care professionals. The bill creates a carve-out in Canada's strict jury secrecy ru...
Sep 28, 2022

N.W.T. confirms first case of avian influenza in wild bird
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has confirmed its first case of avian influenza in a wild bird found in Yellowknife. The territorial government said Wednesday that the herring gull was submitt...
Sep 28, 2022

Local Navratri celebration begins this weekend.
PRINCE GEORGE - Navratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year around the world. Nearly ten years ago, a small local group from the Hindu community hosted the first Navaratri festival. This festiv...
Sep 28, 2022

Vancouver police investigating possible racially motivated assault
Vancouver police say they're investigating a possible hate crime after a 19-year-old woman was assaulted while walking in the city's downtown. Police say the young Asian woman was hit over the back of...
Sep 28, 2022

California woman charged with killing man over cat dispute
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street, authorities said Wednesday. Ha...
Sep 28, 2022

Enbridge sells minority stake in seven pipelines to Indigenous communities
Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to sell a minority stake in seven pipelines in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta to a group of 23 First Nation and Mtis communities for $1.12 billion. Alberta pr...
Sep 28, 2022

B.C. illicit drug death toll nearly 1,500 this year: coroners service
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says nearly 1,500 people have died this year from illicit drug use in the province. New data from the service cites 169 drug deaths last month, repr...
Sep 28, 2022

NHL monitoring Aquilini's family court proceeding, after allegations of child abuse
VANCOUVER - The National Hockey League says it is monitoring the family court proceedings of Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini, who has denied accusations by ex-wife Tali'ah that he abused th...
Sep 28, 2022