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Austrian parliament approves vaccine mandate for adults
VIENNA (AP) - Austria's parliament voted Thursday to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults from Feb. 1, the first of its kind in Europe. Lawmakers voted 137 to 33 in favor of the mandate, wh...
Jan 20, 2022
Missing Prince George youth located
UPDATE 3:08 PM:PRINCE GEORGE- The child has been located10:18 AM:Local police are asking the public's assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old boy. Melvin Henyu-Rinsma has not been seen since Mond...
Jan 20, 2022
Telephone scam circulating in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF- RCMP in Vanderhoof are warning residents about an ongoing telephone scam. North District RCMP Corporal Madonna Saunderson says people are being told there is a package for them, however th...
Jan 20, 2022
Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate with its probe. The commit...
Jan 20, 2022
Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) on Friday in the second round of the Australian Open. It's the first...
Jan 20, 2022
Housing ministers meet as MPs ready to for more hearings on pace of price gains
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives say they plan to recommend a change in how home prices are captured in headline inflation figures, arguing the current readings underestimate the impact. The part...
Jan 20, 2022
Officials optimistic treatments will help ease COVID strain on Canada's health system
With COVID-19 hospitalizations in Canada still threatening to overwhelm the health-care system, officials hope two antiviral treatments could help ease the strain. A new study published in the Canadia...
Jan 20, 2022
Ottawa inks agreement to share more residential schools records to Winnipeg centre
OTTAWA - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa has reached an agreement with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to hand over more records on residential sc...
Jan 20, 2022
NDP must decide if it wants to be Parliament's conscience or win: polling analyst
OTTAWA - A polling and political analyst says the New Democrats need to decide whether they want to be the "conscience of Parliament" or win an election. Philippe Fournier of 338Canada.com says polls ...
Jan 20, 2022
Forward Ayo Akinola signs new deal with Toronto FC under MLS U-22 Initiative
Toronto FC has signed forward Ayo Akinola to a new contract that runs through 2024 with an option for 2025. Akinola's deal is part of the Major League Soccer U-22 Initiative which allows clubs to sign...
Jan 20, 2022