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Three new Indigenous MPs secure ridings for NDP and Conservative parties
There are likely to be three new Indigenous members of Parliament in the House of Commons following a federal election that had a record number of First Nations, Mtis and Inuit candidates. Blake Desja...
Sep 21, 2021

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame induction class signals social change in sport
CALGARY - NHL players inducted for social change instead of on-ice exploits, and the first Special Olympian entering Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, reflect an admiration of more than medals and trophie...
Sep 21, 2021

Pregnant, breastfeeding women encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is encouraging people who are pregnant, planning to get pregnant or breastfeeding to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Bonnie Henry says 40 pregnant women h...
Sep 21, 2021

Suspect arrested in fatal north Okanagan shooting near Vernon, B.C.: RCMP
VERNON, B.C. - One person has been killed in a shooting near Vernon, B.C. RCMP say they responded to reports of a vehicle fleeing the scene of a possible shooting on Monday. A body was discovered when...
Sep 21, 2021

Quebec coroner questions why more wasn't done for neglected Herron residents
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner overseeing an inquiry into long-term care deaths is questioning why more wasn't done to help residents at a Montreal-area home where dozens died. Coroner Ghane Kamel has ...
Sep 21, 2021

Masks mandatory across Nunavut; new COVID-19 cases confirmed in two communities
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 two days after the territory reinstated its mask mandate. There is one new case in Kinngait on Baffin Island and one in Kugluktuk in t...
Sep 21, 2021

As ICUs reach critical levels in B.C.’s north, patients are being moved to other regions
The situation in hospital intensive care units in B.C.'s Northern Health region is becoming so critical that patients are being moved to other parts of the province, health officials said Tuesday.Heal...
Sep 21, 2021

Anxiety and insomnia drove Canadiens star Jonathan Drouin to take break from hockey
Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin has opened up on the reasons why he took a break from hockey last spring during his club's push for the playoffs. In interviews aired Monday night on RDS and...
Sep 21, 2021

BC Minister of Education reacts to SD57 special advisors report, resignations
PRINCE GEORGE - Just a few weeks ago, the special advisors released their report on School District 57 (SD57) finding deep evidence of systemic racism, discrimination, and a culture of fear.A week lat...
Sep 21, 2021

Postelection, should Ottawa be making a bigger fuss about Canada-U.S. border?
WASHINGTON - Experts are wondering if it's time for Canada to take a fresh approach to its relationship with the United States. Journalist and author Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Fo...
Sep 21, 2021