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Bill on single-game sports betting on cusp of passing — but not for first time
OTTAWA - Lawmakers are debating single-event sports betting as legislation to legalize the activity reaches final reading in the House of Commons. The would-be bill aims to amend Criminal Code provisi...
Apr 22, 2021
Retaking language test unfair during COVID-19: applicants to new residency pathway
OTTAWA - International graduates and essential workers eligible to apply for permanent residency under a new program say requiring them to retake language proficiency tests is unreasonable, especially...
Apr 22, 2021
Expert says Saskatchewan should consider more targeted vaccine plan as variants surge
SASKATOON - Nazeem Muhajarine says he feels a sense of relief after receiving his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine last week at a centre in Saskatoon."It was just so well-organized and run. I felt com...
Apr 22, 2021
Czechs expel more Russians in dispute over 2014 depot blast
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Czech Republic on Thursday ordered 63 more Russian diplomats to leave the country, further escalating a dispute between the two nations over the alleged involvement of Rus...
Apr 22, 2021
COVID-19: Montreal newspaper blasted for front-page photo of Trudeau in India
MONTREAL - The Journal de Montreal newspaper is being criticized for running a photo from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 2018 trip to India on its front page today to accompany a COVID-19 story. Trud...
Apr 22, 2021
RCMP seek help in locating Quesnel man not seen in over two weeks
QUESNEL - Mounties are seeking the public's help in locating a missing Quesnel man.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says 27-year-old Sidney Ryan Boyd was reported missing on April 19 but was last seen...
Apr 22, 2021
Man arrested after teen badly injured in attack at Victoria tent encampment
VICTORIA - Police say a suspect has been arrested following an incident at a Victoria tent encampment where officers faced a hostile crowd while trying to help a 15-year-old with serious injuries. A s...
Apr 22, 2021
B.C. police say they take ‘exception’ to conducting roadblocks limiting travel
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's solicitor general says the government will release details of what is considered essential travel this week as the province looks at using roadblocks to limit the spread...
Apr 22, 2021
Missile from Syria lands in Israel, triggers Israel strike
JERUSALEM - A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country's top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said. In response, ...
Apr 22, 2021
US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strengt...
Apr 22, 2021