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Senators name Brady Tkachuk as 10th captain in franchise history
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have named forward Brady Tkachuk as team captain. The Senators made the announcement Friday. Tkachuk is the 10th captain in franchise history. The 22-year-old Tkachuk is i...
Nov 05, 2021
Canadian pro angler Gustafson featured in new 'Bassmaster Fishing 2022' video game
No Canadian has ever won the Bassmasters Classic but Jeff Gustafson now faces a lot more competition in the race to be the first. On Wednesday, Dovetail Games released the virtual fishing simulator "B...
Nov 05, 2021
Witness: Kenosha shooting victim was acting 'belligerently'
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha was acting "belligerently" that night but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone, a witness ...
Nov 05, 2021
Unemployment hits pandemic- era low
PRINCE GEORGE- The latest numbers out of Stats Canada this morning , show the economy added 31,000 jobs in October, bringing the national unemployment rate to a pandemic-era low. The national unemploy...
Nov 05, 2021
Nunavut starts offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to those 12 and older
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has started offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to residents who are ages 12 and older. People who want the third shot must have received their second dose of vaccine at leas...
Nov 05, 2021
PCR test requirements at the border need to be re-examined: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says border measures that require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter Canada should be re-examined. Currently, anyone crossing ...
Nov 05, 2021
CP NewsAlert: COVID-19 cases declining across Canada, but not as quickly as before
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country is bending the curve on the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress has recently slowed. Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public healt...
Nov 05, 2021
Telus reports $358M Q3 profit, up from $321M a year ago, raises quarterly dividend
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. raised its dividend as it reported a third-quarter profit of $358 million, up from $321 million in the same quarter last year. The company says it will now pay a quarterly divi...
Nov 05, 2021
Local church clearing final hurdles to bring Syrian refugee family to the mid-Island
LADYSMITH - A local church's tireless work for the last three years is close to finally paying off.The Oceanview Community Church have raised $58,000 and gone through the entire government process to ...
Nov 05, 2021
Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C.'s process for old-growth logging deferrals
VANCOUVER - Indigenous leaders in British Columbia have expressed concerns over the tight timeline and lack of support in the government's plan for old-growth logging deferrals, while they underscore ...
Nov 05, 2021