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Italy: Ex-premier gives thumbs-down to revived coalition
ROME - Former Premier Matteo Renzi gave a thumbs-down Tuesday to the fragile prospects for reviving Italy's collapsed government through a revamped political coalition after days of frantic negotiatio...
Feb 02, 2021

N.W.T. to get fewer doses than expected this month because of Moderna vaccine delay
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says a delay in shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Canada means the territory will receive fewer doses than expected this month. Health Minister Julie...
Feb 02, 2021

Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid named NHL North Division's top player for January
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid is the NHL North Division's star of the month for January.McDavid had an NHL-high 22 points in January and tied for the league lead in goals for the mo...
Feb 02, 2021

High demand and higher prices for Vancouver real estate in January: board
VANCOUVER - Homes sales in much of Metro Vancouver in January increased by 52.1 per cent compared with sales from the same time last year. Colette Gerber, chair of the Real Estate Board of Greater Van...
Feb 02, 2021

Man charged for allegedly using a drone while hunting near Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A Lower Mainland man has been charged for allegedly using a drone while hunting in the Prince George area.The Conservation Officer Service says in October 2019, the man was returning f...
Feb 02, 2021

Health Canada says it won't consider animal suffering in strychnine review
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it won't consider cruelty to animals when it reviews whether using poisons such as strychnine to kill predators should be continued. Health Canada says it won't consider th...
Feb 02, 2021

Refugee pact with U.S. does not violate constitutional guarantees, Canada argues
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is telling the Federal Court of Appeal a judge made serious legal mistakes in striking down a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington. In a new filing, Canada's law...
Feb 02, 2021

One dead, two injured in mud rush incident at New Afton Mine near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - One person has died in an industrial accident at the New Gold owned New Afton Mine just west of Kamloops.The company says the person was killed in a mud rush incident. Three people were inv...
Feb 02, 2021

Calgary Stampeders sign Alberta-born long snapper Aaron Crawford
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have signed Canadian long snapper Aaron Crawford. The native of Medicine Hat, Alta., played in 98 games with Hamilton from 2013 to 2019. Crawford has 23 career special...
Feb 02, 2021

Man in crash near Lac la Hache was intoxicated — not a shooting target: RCMP
LAC LA HACHE, B.C. - RCMP say it appears a man involved in a crash near Lac La Hache Sunday (Jan. 31) may have been drinking, but was not the victim of a shooting.Emergency responders were called to t...
Feb 02, 2021