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Black Canadians more likely to be hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines, survey suggests
OTTAWA - Black Canadian leaders say governments must do more to help overcome vaccine hesitancy in their communities. Toronto orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ato Sekyi-Otu, leader of the health-care task force...
Jul 14, 2021
Top Poland court rejects EU court injunctions as invalid
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's constitutional court has ruled that temporary injunctions issued by the European Union's top court regarding Poland's judiciary conflict with the nation's constitution a...
Jul 14, 2021
Service Canada sets up dedicated phone line for Lytton evacuees
LYTTON, B.C. - As evacuees from Lytton were forced from their homes in a matter of minutes on June 30 as a fire swept through the Village, many left with just the shirts on their back.To assist with t...
Jul 14, 2021
Jagmeet Singh says NDP would tackle Canada's deficit through taxing the 'ultra rich'
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh says the New Democrats would tackle the country's multi-billion deficit through the party's long-standing promise to tax extremely wealthy Canadians and corporations. His promis...
Jul 14, 2021
Trudeau to make economic announcement in Quebec's Gaspé region
GASP, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Quebec's Gasp region today to make an economic announcement in the latest in a series of campaign-style stops. The prime minister began his day in Perc...
Jul 14, 2021
Barriere COVID-19 clinic closes early due to heat
BARRIERE, B.C. - The Barriere COVID-19 immunization clinic is closing at 2 p.m. today (July 14) due to extreme heat.Interior Health said individuals with booked appointments after 2 p.m. are being con...
Jul 14, 2021
REMEMBERING DON MOORES: Celebration of Life
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of people gathered at Sandman Centre on Tuesday afternoon (July 13) to remember the late Don Moores. Emceed by former Blazers head coach Ken Hitchcock, under whom Moores served as ...
Jul 14, 2021
NFL star Richard Sherman booked on domestic violence charge
SEATTLE (AP) - Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was booked into a jail in Seattle on Wednesday morning, accused of "Burglary Domestic Violence." The King County Cor...
Jul 14, 2021
Ticats veteran offensive tackle Van Zeyl still loving the grind of CFL training camp
Veteran offensive tackle Chris Van Zeyl of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats still loves the grind of training camp. But at age 37 and preparing for his 14th CFL season, the Font Hill, Ont., native says it won'...
Jul 14, 2021
Five men now confirmed dead in Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse as body found
KELOWNA, B.C. - The body of a fifth man killed in the collapse of a construction crane in Kelowna, B.C., has been recovered. A statement from the RCMP says the body was found late Tuesday night as mem...
Jul 14, 2021
