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More than a dozen schools close in New Brunswick as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
FREDERICTON - Another sharp jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick is forcing more than a dozen schools to close. The growing number of closures follows reports on the weekend indicatin...
Oct 4, 2021
Former captain Tyler Ardron returns to bolster Canadian rugby team in World Cup bid
Canada is getting reinforcements for its World Cup qualifying showdown with Chile in the form of former captain Tyler Ardron. The 30-year-old from Lakefield, Ont., who plays in France for Castres Olym...
Oct 4, 2021
Crews extinguish picnic shelter fire in Saskatoon Island Provincial Park Sunday
Embers originating from a cook stove chimney has been determined as the cause of a fire at a picnic shelter in Saskatoon Island Provincial Park Sunday afternoon. The Wembley Fire Department and County...
Oct 4, 2021
New Brunswick coroner's inquest into fatal shooting of Rodney Levi hears 911 calls
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A coroner's inquest into the RCMP fatal shooting of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick is hearing the 911 calls and police radio transmissions from June 12, 2020. Rodney Levi was sho...
Oct 4, 2021
China flies record 52 planes toward self-ruled Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China flew 52 fighter planes toward Taiwan on Monday in the largest show of force on record, continuing the three days of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled isl...
Oct 4, 2021
Advil Cold & Sinus Day/Night blister packs recalled due to labelling error
OTTAWA - Two lots of Advil's Cold & Sinus Day/Night Convenience Pack are being recalled due to a labelling error.The problem involves one lot of 18 caplet boxes and one of 36 caplet boxes.The foil...
Oct 4, 2021
Northreach Society welcoming overdose training being added to first aid and CPR courses
An official with Grande Prairie's Northreach Society is welcoming the Canadian Red Cross' decision to include opioid response in CPR and first aid training.The Red Cross says in a release Health Canad...
Oct 4, 2021
Jordan's king denies impropriety in luxury home purchases
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday denied any impropriety in his purchase of luxury homes abroad, citing security needs for keeping quiet about the transactions that are reported...
Oct 4, 2021
Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen now 12 as storm churns in Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death toll from Cyclone Shaheen rose to 12 on Monday while other fishermen from Iran remained missing as the storm moved further inland into Oman and weakened. A...
Oct 4, 2021
Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. They were cited for their discovery of receptors for tem...
Oct 4, 2021