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Don't blame schools for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: provincial health officer
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should ...
Sep 14, 2022

Chair of N.S. shooting inquiry worries budget constraints could tether RCMP watchdog
HALIFAX - The chairman of Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry has raised concerns that budget constraints could end up tethering investigations by the watchdog agency that oversees complaints against ...
Sep 14, 2022

Canadian women head to Fiji for one final test before Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
The Canadian women's rugby team heads for Fiji on Thursday for a final test match and camp before landing in New Zealand for the Oct. 8 start of the World Cup. They leave on a high, moving up one spot...
Sep 14, 2022

World under-17 men's hockey challenge returns after pandemic hiatus
CALGARY - The world men's under-17 hockey challenge returns after a pandemic hiatus with Langley and Delta, B.C., hosting the international tournament in November. Three Canadian teams, Finland, Czech...
Sep 14, 2022

Edmonton Elks sign quarterback Taylor Cornelius to two-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks signed American quarterback Taylor Cornelius to a two-year contract extension Wednesday. The deal keeps Cornelius with the CFL club through the 2024 season. "Taylor's a yo...
Sep 14, 2022

Populist leader claims right-wing victory in Sweden election
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Sweden's center-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday conceded defeat in a weekend election while the leader of a nationalist anti-immigration party declared ...
Sep 14, 2022

What to expect from Ottawa's memorial service and parade to honour the late queen
OTTAWA - The bells at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa will toll on Monday as the nation bids farewell to the late Queen Elizabeth. Memorial events in the capital will recognize the queen's long life...
Sep 14, 2022

'Prepared to wait all night': Long lines as Queen Elizabeth lies in state
LONDON - People joined a lineup that stretched for kilometres along the south bank of the River Thames today to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth as she began lying in state. Equipped with sleepin...
Sep 14, 2022

Ottawa has lost control of $150M program reimbursing veterans' cannabis: audit
OTTAWA - An internal audit by Veterans Affairs Canada suggests Ottawa has all but lost control as it shells out hundreds of millions of dollars each year for veterans' medical marijuana. Quietly publi...
Sep 14, 2022

Text messages link Favre, welfare money, volleyball facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was "on board" with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback...
Sep 14, 2022