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Coroner finds organizational problems in death of 24-year-old during Montreal marathon
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner who looked into the death last year of a 24-year-old runner in a Montreal half-marathon is raising several issues with communication and organization at the ...
Jun 29, 2020
Feds reviewing COVID-19 aid to prep for potential second wave, Trudeau say
OTTAWA - The federal government's ongoing review about the good, bad and possibly ugly parts of its response to COVID-19 will feed into plans for an improved response to a potential second wave of the...
Jun 29, 2020
Three weeks with no new cases of COVID-19 in NH, 26 new cases in B.C.
VICTORIA-Three weeks with no new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Health region.The north continues to remain at 65 test-positive cases, however a new community outbreak in Vancouver may serve as a r...
Jun 29, 2020
Cougars to select 12th in CHL Import Draft
With 20-year-old forward Vladislav Mikalchuk graduating this past year from the Western Hockey League, the Cougars will be looking to fill their lone import spot Tuesday morning in the annual CHL Impo...
Jun 29, 2020
No Badminton summer camps in PG
Late last week the North Central Badminton Academy announced they will not be hosting summer camps in both July and August. In a statement put out on their Facebook page, the academy stated Due to COV...
Jun 29, 2020
Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted the federal government a five-month extension to revise its legislation on medical assistance in dying, giving Ottawa until just before Christmas to confor...
Jun 29, 2020
VanVleet: Timing of restart amid racial unrest "sucks," but he likes BLM focus
Fred VanVleet wishes he could wear "everybody's name ever" on the back of his Toronto Raptors jersey in honour of the Black Lives Matter movement. Players will be permitted to replace their names...
Jun 29, 2020
RCMP and B.C. Coroner investigate after body found near campground
TERRACE-RCMP are investigating after a body was found on Ferry Island last week.On June 24 at around 11:30 p.m. Terrace RCMP responded to a report of a missing person at the Ferry Island Campground. T...
Jun 29, 2020
Veterans Affairs hiring more staff to tackle growing backlog of disability cases
OTTAWA - The federal government is hiring hundreds more temporary staff to tackle the growing backlog of applications from disabled veterans asking for help. The plan was unveiled today as new figures...
Jun 29, 2020
RCMP ask for public's assistance in locating missing woman, police say she may have travelled to PG
WILLIAMS LAKE-RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing woman who may have headed north to Prince George.Kari-Ann Welch was last seen two weeks ago when she left her home in Wi...
Jun 29, 2020