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Province reveals details of vaccination plan for those aged 12 and up
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial government released more details regarding their plan to vaccinate those aged 12 and up today.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said 310,000 people fr...
May 20, 2021

Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice says losing streak prepared Jets for playoff hockey
EDMONTON - It's not often an NHL head coach speaks positively of going through a stretch of nine losses in 10 games as his team approaches the playoffs. Paul Maurice, however, says the Winnipeg Jets' ...
May 20, 2021

Calgary Flames reflect on season fizzle and frustration
CALGARY - A mid-season coaching change in a short season didn't ignite the Calgary Flames. Calgary (26-27-3) finished fifth in the North Division and four points out of a playoff berth. After winning ...
May 20, 2021

Bridge linking Montreal to highway toward Ontario to be closed for safety concerns
MONTREAL - One of the main bridges motorists use to travel from Montreal to Ontario on the Trans-Canada Highway system has been closed for safety reasons. Quebec Transport Minister Franois Bonnardel s...
May 20, 2021

B.C. resident faces hate speech charge after complaint made to War Crimes Program
OTTAWA - A probe by the RCMP's international investigations section into videos that allegedly threatened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in charges against a man living in Kel...
May 20, 2021

General overseeing Canada's vaccination campaign urges military, society to be better
OTTAWA - During her first public appearance since taking over management of Canada's COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie urged the military - and all Canadians - to strive to do be...
May 20, 2021

Glyphosate remains in forest plant tissues for a decade or more
.PRINCE GEORGE - Since the early 1980s, the herbicide glyphosate has been used in BC's forest industry to suppress the growth of the broad-leafed plant. A recent report has found that residues persist...
May 20, 2021

Lone Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq opts not to seek reelection
OTTAWA - Nunavut's sole MP says she will not seek re-election when Canadians next go to the polls. In a social media post Thursday, New Democrat Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says that after weeks of reflection and...
May 20, 2021

Beleaguered Vancouver Canucks looking ahead after season marred by injuries, COVID-19
VANCOUVER - After a season punctuated by a COVID-19 outbreak and a grinding schedule, the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks are looking forward. Captain Bo Horvat believes the adversity his squad weathere...
May 20, 2021

No independent oversight of federal obligation to routinely publish info: officials
OTTAWA - Senior officials acknowledged today there is no independent oversight of the requirement that federal departments proactively publish government records. Justin Trudeau promised in the 2015 e...
May 20, 2021