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CP NewsAlert: PM Trudeau backs lifting some COVID-19 travel rules
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the Canadian border to expire Sept. 30, according to two senior govern...
Sep 22, 2022

B.C. man on the run from kidnap sentence found by police working different case
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Coquitlam RCMP say a British Columbia man who was on the run, allegedly trying to evade sentencing for a separate crime, is now back in custody. Police say members of the Integrated ...
Sep 22, 2022

Dangerous fungus detected at Montreal-area hospital, health officials say
MONTREAL - Regional health authorities say a dangerous fungus known for its resistance to treatment has been detected at a hospital in Longueuil on Montreal's South Shore. Officials at Hpital Pierre-B...
Sep 22, 2022

Canadian women's basketball team says new coach Lapena has brought instant energy
Bridget Carleton laughed when describing Victor Lapena's infectious excitement at practice. On the heels of its early exit from the Tokyo Olympics, Lapena was hired to take Canada's seemingly stagnant...
Sep 22, 2022

Canadian women face Fiji in final international test before Rugby World Cup
SUVA, Fiji - Canada plays its final test match ahead of next month's Women's Rugby World Cup when it takes on Fiji on Friday at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. The third-ranked Canadians are en route to New...
Sep 22, 2022

Tour de North 2022 raises over $150K for childhood cancer research
PRINCE GEORGE - It will go down in the books as another successful Cops for Cancer Tour de North.Made up of 14 law enforcement community members and emergency services personnel, the 850-kilometre tre...
Sep 22, 2022

Montreal Alouettes "dialed in" for East Division clash with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
MONTREAL - Bye weeks haven't been very kind to the Montreal Alouettes this season. The team has a 0-2 record coming out of bye weeks. Most recently, the Als suffered a crushing 38-24 home defeat to th...
Sep 22, 2022

Hockey Canada reveals large chunk of player insurance fees go to National Equity Fund
Hockey Canada has revealed that over 65 per cent of player insurance fees go toward the organization's National Equity Fund. In a letter to MP Peter Julian obtained by The Canadian Press, Hockey Canad...
Sep 22, 2022

B.C. seniors have lowest financial support in Canada, says advocate
VICTORIA - Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie says British Columbia ranks last among Canada's provinces and territories in providing key financial support for seniors. Mackenzie says a report released ...
Sep 22, 2022

B.C. seniors have lowest financial support in Canada, says advocate
VICTORIA - Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie says British Columbia ranks last among Canada's provinces and territories in providing key financial support for seniors. Mackenzie says a report released ...
Sep 22, 2022