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'We felt compelled to speak up:' Nanoose Bay dog owners demand tougher animal cruelty laws
NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay couple hopes something positive results from the horrific abuse their dog suffered at the hands of a disturbed pet sitter.Jayson and Milagros Henkel are making their concerns k...
Jun 18, 2021

Israel to send 1M coronavirus vaccine doses to Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Friday it will transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinia...
Jun 18, 2021

Top brass accountability and preferred vaccines: In The News for June 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 18, 2021

Cities should redo planning, permitting to align with housing strategy, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of affordable housing says he would like municipalities to reshape local rules to more quickly build units through the government's national housing strategy. S...
Jun 18, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jun 18, 2021

NACI advice to mix vaccines gets varied reaction from AstraZeneca double-dosers
When Gwenny Farrell booked her second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on the first day it became available, she said she believed she was doing the right thing. The resident of White R...
Jun 18, 2021

Canadian welterweight Rory (The Red King) MacDonald loses split decision at PFL 5
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Brazilian veteran Gleison Tibau upset Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald on Thursday night, winning a split decision at PFL 5. The judges scored it for 29-28, 28-29,...
Jun 17, 2021

Northern Health adds 5 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, 120 new cases in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health added five new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday according to BC health officials, as the province as a whole added another 120.This comes a day after the Northern Health r...
Jun 17, 2021

Point scores again, Lightning beat Islanders 2-1 in Game 3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Brayden Point kept up his scoring touch with a tiebreaking goal late in the second period, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders...
Jun 17, 2021

Stanton HR, triple play key Yankees' 8-4 win over Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in a four-run seventh inning and the New York Yankees pulled off a wacky triple play Thursday night in an 8-4 win over the reeling Toronto B...
Jun 17, 2021