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Meteorite found in B.C. could shed light on solar system's origin says physicist
LONDON, Ont. - A small, angular rock that one Canadian physicist says looks like a chunk of black cheese has the potential to help scientists understand how the early solar system formed. Peter G. Bro...
Oct 15, 2021

Journalist-CFL historian Paul Woods chronicles Toronto Argonauts' magical 1991 season
TORONTO - It's hard to imagine there ever being another year like 1991 in the Toronto Argonauts' rich and colourful history. The storied franchise, which was founded in 1873, shocked the North America...
Oct 15, 2021

New electoral boundaries strip Quebec of a seat, gives Alberta 3 more
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says Quebec will lose one seat in the next redistribution of federal ridings in Canada. Overall, the number of seats in the House of Commons will increase by four to 342 seat...
Oct 15, 2021

Cities, police unions clash as vaccine mandates take effect
Police departments around the U.S. that are requiring officers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance that some fear could leave law enforcement shorthanded an...
Oct 15, 2021

Pedestrian killed in late night crash along Alberni Hwy. near Parksville
PARKSVILLE - One person is dead after a pedestrian was hit by a motorist in Errington.Emergency services were called to the Alberni Highway near Fairdowne Rd. just after 10 p.m. after reports of a ped...
Oct 15, 2021

Accident slows traffic on Peden Hill
PRINCE GEORGE - An accident westbound going up Peden Hill slowed traffic this morning.At least three RCMP vehicles and two fire trucks attended the scene of the crash, which involved at least one vehi...
Oct 15, 2021

Alberta technical college ordered to pay former teacher who was fired for pregnancy
EDMONTON - A human rights commission has ordered the Alberta Pipe Trade College to pay $35,000 to a former instructor who was fired because she was pregnant. The decision from the Human Rights Tribuna...
Oct 15, 2021

Hayley Wickenheiser shares lessons from sports, life in new book 'Over the Boards'
Hayley Wickenheiser doesn't have a lot of free time. Both a medical doctor and the Toronto Maple Leafs senior director of player development, the four-time Olympic gold medallist is almost always on t...
Oct 15, 2021

Canada heading for flu season in the middle of fourth wave of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor warns the country could be heading for its first typical flu season since the pandemic began, even as health systems are still battling the fourth wave of COVID-19. Last y...
Oct 15, 2021

Capitol Police officer indicted for obstruction after riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a rioter's involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrectio...
Oct 15, 2021