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B.C. snowfall no winter wonderland for Vancouver's poor and homeless, says advocate
VANCOUVER - One of the heaviest one-day snowfalls to hit British Columbia's south coast in years has prompted cancellations or delays, power outages and other inconveniences, but advocates for the imp...
Dec 20, 2022
Cannabis retail store at YXS not going forward
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Airport says a new cannabis retail store will not be proceeding as planned.The new store was planned to open to domestic travellers and the public next spring. However, C...
Dec 20, 2022
New study shows that high rates of workplace injuries in Montreal involve immigrants
MONTREAL - A new study from a Montreal research institute for occupational health and safety estimates that up to 80 per cent of people who are injured at work in the city and require rehabilitation a...
Dec 20, 2022
Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Mexico City for a North American Leaders' Summit taking place Jan. 10. The annual "Three Amigos" meeting will see Trudeau sitting down w...
Dec 20, 2022
Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports
QUEBEC - A new report from Quebec's anticorruption unit says its officers were kept busy this year chasing down hundreds of reports related to the production and use of fake COVID-19 vaccine passports...
Dec 20, 2022
Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Women are banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect and until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said Tuesday, the latest e...
Dec 20, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Defence Department gets OK to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has quietly received approval to buy 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear for a price tag of $7 billion, sources tell The Canadian Press. More coming. The ...
Dec 20, 2022
Canada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the COP15 biodiversity framework reached Monday in Montreal was possible because Canada and China were able to set aside their diplomatic differenc...
Dec 20, 2022
RCMP locate semi that was possibly involved in fatal crash
DAWSON CREEK - RCMP in Dawson Creek have managed to locate a white B-train Freightliner tractor trailer that they believe may have been involved in a fatal crash on December 15.RCMP say one person was...
Dec 20, 2022
Ottawa police chief vows there won't be a repeat of last winter's 'Freedom Convoy'
Ottawa's chief of police says the force is making preparations to handle a potential return of the "Freedom Convoy" next February. Eric Stubbs sent a letter to the mayor and the chair of the Ottawa Po...
Dec 20, 2022