Author Archives:
Canada's tennis community reacts to missing Chinese player Peng Shuai
Three of Canada's professional tennis players have publicly supported the efforts to find missing Chinese star Peng Shuai. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., and Vancouver's Rebecca Marino and Vasek Pos...
Nov 19, 2021
Ticats head coach Steinauer feels effort, execution are key elements for Ticats
Head coach Orlondo Steinauer has loved the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' effort this season but admits that alone won't carry the club through the CFL playoffs. Hamilton (7-6) hosts Saskatchewan (9-4) on Satur...
Nov 19, 2021
Oilers put Nurse and Koekkoek on injured reserve, move Smith to long-term IR
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers placed defencemen Darnell Nurse and Slater Koekkoek on injured reserve Friday. Oilers coach Dave Tippett said Nurse will miss two to three weeks with a broken finger whi...
Nov 19, 2021
White Missouri officer convicted in Black man’s 2019 death
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A judge on Friday convicted a white Kansas City police officer of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of a Black man, in a case in which pr...
Nov 19, 2021
Pediatric vaccine announcement welcome news for children 5-11: B.C.'s top doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor and health minister are urging parents to register their children now that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been approved in Canada for kids aged five to 11. Dr...
Nov 19, 2021
B.C. NDP postpones weekend convention due to ongoing provincial emergency
VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democratic Party has postponed its virtual convention that was scheduled to start today due to flooding and landslides that have plunged the province into a state of ...
Nov 19, 2021
Ottawa to drop need for COVID-19 test after short-term U.S. visits as of Nov. 30
WASHINGTON - The federal government says that as of Nov. 30, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents who are visiting the United States for less than 72 hours won't need a costly molecular ...
Nov 19, 2021
Minister Bennett says national opioid crisis plan to be informed by proposals in B.C.
OTTAWA - Canada's new minister of mental health and addictions, Carolyn Bennett, says she is "very interested" in proposals from British Columbia on how to proceed with a plan for addressing the opioi...
Nov 19, 2021
NDP calls on Liberals to detail impact of COVID aid on benefits to seniors, families
OTTAWA - The New Democrats are calling on the federal government to provide a full accounting of how much Canadians have lost in benefits after they relied on emergency financial aid last year. In a l...
Nov 19, 2021
Supreme Court affirms escort service convictions in case that hinged on timing
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the convictions of two men arising from their operation of an escort service, settling a dispute over validity of the law when the offences took place. ...
Nov 19, 2021