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B.C. aims to reduce backlog of surgeries within 22 months
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says 90 per cent of patients who had their surgery postponed during the first wave of the pandemic have now had their procedures. Adrian Dix says operatin...
Jan 06, 2021
Canadian John Metchie III has certainly taken long journey to NCAA championship game
It has been a long journey to the U.S. college football championship game for Canadian receiver John Metchie III. Born in Taiwan, Metchie III moved to Ghana at a young age and grew up in Brampton, Ont...
Jan 06, 2021
American NHLers bask in junior team's glory after gold-medal win over rival Canada
Teased by a trainer after Russia was eliminated from the world junior hockey championship, Ottawa Senators forward Alex Galchenyuk ended up getting the last laugh. Galchenyuk, who was born in Milwauke...
Jan 06, 2021
Most stocks rally, yields rise as market eyes Democratic DC
Wall Street is piling into stocks of smaller companies, banks and other businesses that would be winners if Democrats can pump even more financial stimulus into the economy, as expectations rise that ...
Jan 06, 2021
Victoria mayor says council member's Africa trip during pandemic 'irresponsible'
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says she's disappointed that a member of council travelled to Somalia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Helps says she spoke with Coun. Sharmarke Dubow about his recent trip to E...
Jan 06, 2021
Victoria mayor says council member's Africa trip during pandemic 'irresponsible'
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says she's disappointed that a member of council travelled to Somalia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Helps says she spoke with Coun. Sharmarke Dubow about his recent trip to E...
Jan 06, 2021
Manitoba confident Winnipeg Jets can play at home, while Ontario silent on NHL plans
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's acting deputy chief provincial public health officer says he's confident the Winnipeg Jets can play home games this season, while Ontario hasn't made a final decision on games in...
Jan 06, 2021
New Mississippi flag without rebel symbol being put into law
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi is updating its laws to include a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase "In God We Trust," six months after legislators ditched the last state flag in the U.S. tha...
Jan 06, 2021
Pence defies Trump, says he can't reject electoral votes
WASHINGTON - Defying President Donald Trump, Vice-President Mike Pence said Wednesday that he does not have the power to discard electoral votes that will make Democrat Joe Biden the next president on...
Jan 06, 2021
Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority
ATLANTA - Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia's two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state's history and putting the Senate majority within the party's reach. ...
Jan 06, 2021