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Assembly of First Nations says raise Canada flag alongside 'every child matters' flag
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says it has found a solution that would allow the Canadian flag to be raised before Remembrance Day while continuing to grieve Indigenous children who died at re...
Nov 05, 2021
Friday morning police situation near NorKam Secondary
KAMLOOPS - 11:15 a.m.: RCMP say staff and students have returned to NorKam Secondary School.Cst. Crystal Evelyn says police are still investigating "the nature of the threat."RCMP and the school distr...
Nov 05, 2021
Senators name Brady Tkachuk as 10th captain in franchise history
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have named forward Brady Tkachuk as team captain. The Senators made the announcement Friday. Tkachuk is the 10th captain in franchise history. The 22-year-old Tkachuk is i...
Nov 05, 2021
Canadian pro angler Gustafson featured in new 'Bassmaster Fishing 2022' video game
No Canadian has ever won the Bassmasters Classic but Jeff Gustafson now faces a lot more competition in the race to be the first. On Wednesday, Dovetail Games released the virtual fishing simulator "B...
Nov 05, 2021
Witness: Kenosha shooting victim was acting 'belligerently'
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha was acting "belligerently" that night but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone, a witness ...
Nov 05, 2021
Nunavut starts offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to those 12 and older
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has started offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to residents who are ages 12 and older. People who want the third shot must have received their second dose of vaccine at leas...
Nov 05, 2021
PCR test requirements at the border need to be re-examined: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says border measures that require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter Canada should be re-examined. Currently, anyone crossing ...
Nov 05, 2021
Economy added 31,000 jobs in October, unemployment rate hits pandemic-era low
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy added 31,000 jobs in October, bringing the national unemployment rate to a pandemic-era low.Unemployment came in at 6.7 per cent, down from 6.9 per cent in ...
Nov 05, 2021
CP NewsAlert: COVID-19 cases declining across Canada, but not as quickly as before
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country is bending the curve on the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress has recently slowed. Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public healt...
Nov 05, 2021
Telus reports $358M Q3 profit, up from $321M a year ago, raises quarterly dividend
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. raised its dividend as it reported a third-quarter profit of $358 million, up from $321 million in the same quarter last year. The company says it will now pay a quarterly divi...
Nov 05, 2021
