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Atletico Ottawa captain Drew Beckie a study in faith and perseverance
The Beckie family will be well represented when Canada takes on New Zealand on Saturday in a women's soccer friendly. Janine Beckie will be in a Canadian uniform. Brother Drew and mother Sheila will b...
Oct 22, 2021

Montreal police make arrest in fatal stabbing of 16-year-old outside school
Montreal police say they've made an arrest in the fatal stabbing of teenager outside a high school this week. Police say a minor was arrested today and faces charges of second-degree murder and conspi...
Oct 22, 2021

Proof of vaccination will be required for Greater Vernon 2022 B.C. Winter Games
VERNON B.C. - Visitors, volunteers and participants in the Greater Vernon 2022 B.C. Winter Games will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.The B.C. Games Society Board of ...
Oct 22, 2021

Ashley Lawrence to miss Canada friendlies against New Zealand due to injury
Canada will be without Ashley Lawrence when it takes on New Zealand in a pair of women's soccer friendlies. The Canadians, currently ranked sixth on the world, play the 23rd-ranked Football Ferns on S...
Oct 22, 2021

Privacy czar probing complaints about federal public service vaccination requirement
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog is investigating "a number of complaints" about the government's COVID-19 vaccination requirement for public servants. In a statement today, privacy commissioner ...
Oct 22, 2021

Kelowna announces vaccination policy for staff
KELOWNA B.C. - Kelowna is the latest B.C. city to introduce mandatory vaccines for its employees.The city said on Friday all staff will need to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 13 as a condition of employm...
Oct 22, 2021

Defence Department vows to examine extremism in Canadian-trained foreign troops
OTTAWA - The Defence Department is vowing to review how the military screens for extremist views in the foreign troops it trains. The move comes after a report found that far-right extremists in the U...
Oct 22, 2021

Iqaluit to provide update on water crisis, hospital continues to postpone surgeries
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit is set to provide an update later today on the results of additional water testing. The city's 8,000 or so residents haven't been able to consume tap water for 1...
Oct 22, 2021

Bloc Québécois says Quebec's status as a nation means it must not lose a seat
OTTAWA - YvesFranois Blanchet says Quebec deserves more seats in Ottawa, not fewer, as proposed by Elections Canada. The Bloc Qubcois leader says as Quebec is officially recognized as a nation, it des...
Oct 22, 2021

Not the time to 'freely go wherever,' says Tam as non-essential travel advisory lifts
OTTAWA - Canadians should carefully weigh any future decisions on taking foreign trips even though the federal government has lifted a global advisory asking them to avoid non-essential travel, health...
Oct 22, 2021