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B.C. launches spring COVID-19 booster program, targeting vulnerable and unvaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia is rolling out another round of COVID-19 vaccination boosters, with invitations starting to go out Monday. Ministry of Health says people who haven't received a booster aga...
Apr 08, 2024

Skids by the Capitals, Flyers and Avalanche have altered the NHL's playoff race
When April began, the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers looked on track to make the playoffs and the Colorado Avalanche had a good shot at winning the Central Division. Not so much anymore, ...
Apr 08, 2024

Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk impressed with NCAA star Zach Edey's improvement
Toronto Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk shook his head in disbelief when he heard that fellow Canadian Zach Edey had won the Naismith Award as U.S. college basketball's player of the year for a second tim...
Apr 08, 2024

New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appeals court judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's request to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan. T...
Apr 08, 2024

What's in Canada's new 'Our North, Strong and Free' defence policy
OTTAWA - Canada's military is set to take a bigger role in the North over the next two decades as climate change and increasingly aggressive foes threaten Arctic sovereignty. In all, the "Our North, S...
Apr 08, 2024

Novak Djokovic eclipses Roger Federer's record for oldest man ranked No. 1 in tennis
LONDON (AP) - Novak Djokovic has surpassed another tennis record once held by Roger Federer, becoming the oldest man to be ranked No. 1 in the ATP Tour's computerized rankings. Djokovic is 36 - he tur...
Apr 08, 2024

MPs clad in eclipse glasses stare at 'surreal' celestial event on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Not even the vital business of Parliament was enough to keep MPs from slipping outside to glimpse celestial history. Dozens of elected officials, including Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievr...
Apr 08, 2024

B.C. container terminal operator calls its emissions data a 'trade secret'
VANCOUVER - The B.C. company that operates Canada's largest container terminal is going to court against the federal government to keep five years of greenhouse-gas emissions data secret. GCT Canada L...
Apr 08, 2024

Dr. Vanessa Sheane nominated for 2024 Friends of Education Award
Northwestern Polytechnic President and CEO Dr. Vanessa Sheane, has been nominated for the Alberta School Board Association's 2024 Friends of Education Award. In a release, the Peace River School Divis...
Apr 08, 2024

Canada coach says SheBelieves Cup final against U.S. will provide benchmark for squad
The last time Canada faced the U.S., the skies opened above San Diego and the two teams slogged it out on a waterlogged pitch in the semifinal of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. Coach Bev Priestman and the C...
Apr 08, 2024