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Public health agency reports spike in confirmed cases of Delta variant
OTTAWA - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant jumped 66 per cent in Canada this week. Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says as o...
Jun 18, 2021
Health Canada proposes ban on most vaping flavours it says appeal to youth
The federal government says it wants to ban most flavoured vaping products in a bid to reduce their appeal to youth. Health Canada released draft regulations Friday that would restrict all e-cigarette...
Jun 18, 2021
Reconciliation agreement reached between British Columbia and Heiltsuk Nation
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The B.C. government has signed a reconciliation agreement with the Heiltsuk Nation aimed at offering support for housing, language and economic development. The $22.3-million agree...
Jun 18, 2021
'It's really sad:' Whiskey Creek service station flattened in non-suspicious fire
WHISKEY CREEK - Fire officials believe a damaging blaze which destroyed the Whiskey Creek Co-op service station was accidental.Lt. Theresa Benoit with Coombs-Hillers Volunteer fire department said the...
Jun 18, 2021
Vaccinated youth in Nunavut community to receive $100 gift card
ARVIAT, Nunavut - Youth in a community that had Nunavut's biggest outbreak of COVID-19 will each get a $100 gift card if they get a jab this weekend. Anyone aged 12 to 17 in Arviat can get a dose of t...
Jun 18, 2021
A healthier Toronto FC returns to action in Orlando after international break
Toronto FC returns to action Saturday healthier and more optimistic after going into the international break with an underwhelming 1-4-2 record. While there is still no resolution on the future of dis...
Jun 18, 2021
Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea looking forward to players interacting this year
Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea still has a linebacker's mentality. Earlier this week, veteran Winnipeg linebacker Adam Bighill quipped that what he missed most during the CFL's down time...
Jun 18, 2021
Canada announces plan to settle 500 refugees and families ahead of World Refugee Day
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has announced a new policy to help settle 500 refugees and their families in a news conference today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says this will b...
Jun 18, 2021
Vaccine deliveries enough to fully vaccinate all eligible Canadians by end of July
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise of a two-dose fall is looking a lot more like it will become a two-dose August. Trudeau says Canada is on track now to have 68 million doses delivered ...
Jun 18, 2021
Maxime Bernier's defamation lawsuit should be tossed, says lawyer for Warren Kinsella
OTTAWA - A prominent political commentator is asking a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit from a former member of Parliament who is now leader of a fringe federal political party. A lawyer for Warr...
Jun 18, 2021