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Conservative MP Tim Uppal sorry for role in 'divisiveness' of Harper-era policies
OTTAWA - A former Conservative cabinet minister is apologizing for not pushing against his party's culturally divisive polices of the Stephen Harper era, including an effort to ban face coverings duri...
Jun 14, 2021
Liberal cabinet ministers criticize senior military officers who golfed with Vance
OTTAWA - Liberal cabinet ministers are expressing their dismay after senior military officers recently joined former defence chief Jonathan Vance for a game of golf in Ottawa. Deputy Prime Minister Ch...
Jun 14, 2021
Canada to receive 9.5M vaccine doses this week thanks to influx of Moderna shots
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to receive around 9.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to a massive infusion of shots from Moderna. The federal government says the Massachusetts-based pharmac...
Jun 14, 2021
NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO leaders on Monday declared that China poses a constant security challenge and is working to undermine global order, and they said they're worried about how fast the Chinese are de...
Jun 14, 2021
Canada looks to finish job against Haiti, move into final World Cup qualifying round
Defender Alistair Johnston knows his Canadian World Cup qualifying history - and what dispatching Haiti on Tuesday would mean. The 70th-ranked Canadian men can move into the so-called Octagonal, the e...
Jun 14, 2021
United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo raised over $1 million in 2020
KAMLOOPS - United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo (TNC) announced a total of $1,187,901 raised in the 2020 campaign season, by way of individual and corporate donations, special events and sponsorships.Al...
Jun 14, 2021
Week in Review – Week of June 7, 2021
Welcome to Week in Review.This week, an investigation begins after a high-speed chase and police-involved shootout.An emotional journey to honour residential school survivors.And calls for enhanced fi...
Jun 14, 2021
As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts. "I have to be here to watch...
Jun 14, 2021
After COVID-19 shut down racing for a year, Knight running faster than ever
When the global track and field schedule shut down due to COVID-19, Justyn Knight went a year without a race. But a student of his sport, he put the time to good use, studying the world's top middle-d...
Jun 14, 2021
Liberals move to cut debate, force vote on bill to implement 2021 budget
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals say they want to force an end to debate in the House of Commons on their budget bill and bring it to a vote. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government will m...
Jun 14, 2021
