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B.C. Premier John Horgan promises more funding for depleted supply of naloxone kits
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia's supply of naloxone for police departments is depleted, forcing some to pay for their own kits of the overdose-reversing drug. Premier John Horgan said the ministe...
Sep 24, 2021

Veteran defender Drew Moor looks forward to welcoming Toronto FC to Colorado
Toronto FC's game in Colorado on Saturday will be part reunion, albeit with three points on the line. The Rapids are full of TFC connections starting with head coach Robin Fraser, a former TFC assista...
Sep 24, 2021

NHL players in Canada eager to see fans return: 'We missed them so much'
Nick Suzuki doesn't think he's ever skated faster. The Montreal Canadiens centre had played 61 consecutive regular-season and playoff contests inside cavernous arenas devoid of spectators. Then things...
Sep 24, 2021

Hundreds hold London vigil for slain primary school teacher
LONDON (AP) - Hundreds gathered Friday in southeast London to light candles and to mourn for slain primary school teacher Sabina Nessa while demanding an end to violence against women. Nessa's death -...
Sep 24, 2021

Ontario increases capacity for sporting events, ahead baseball playoffs, NHL season
TORONTO - Ontario is opening the door wider for fans at sporting events, just in time for the NHL season and baseball's stretch drive. Attendance for Maple Leaf and Raptors games at Scotiabank Arena w...
Sep 24, 2021

Top court kicks back question of sealed docs in quashed murder case to lower court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has kept alive the CBC's efforts to unseal evidence pertaining to a now-quashed murder conviction from more than 30 years ago. The top court ruled Friday that the ...
Sep 24, 2021

Residents of Saugeen First Nation given expired COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for weeks
OTTAWA - A northern Ontario First Nation says Indigenous Services Canada gave residents expired doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 between Aug. 9 and Sept. 15. According to a statement from the ...
Sep 24, 2021

New Brunswick reimposes state of emergency amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick has reimposed a state of emergency as the province's hospitals struggle to keep pace with a surge in COVID-19 infections. The province has recorded 866 new cases so far thi...
Sep 24, 2021

Ex-MP Adam Vaughan urges successor Vuong to resign, not sit as independent MP
OTTAWA - The former Liberal MP for Spadina-Fort York is urging his newly elected successor, Kevin Vuong, to resign. Vuong was dropped as the Liberal candidate in the downtown Toronto riding just two d...
Sep 24, 2021

'People will suffer and will die': Emergency doctor says some health triage has begun
EDMONTON - The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta. Dr. Paul Parks said that in recent days some critically ill...
Sep 24, 2021