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New B.C. medical school at Simon Fraser to train next generation of doctors: premier
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's New Democrat government is moving forward with an election promise to build a new medical school at Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus. Premier David Eby says th...
Nov 28, 2022
Panthers forward Tkachuk returns to province where he was loved, and loathed
EDMONTON - For six seasons, Matthew Tkachuk wore the fiery Flames logo on his chest. But, on the eve of his return to Calgary, he kept the rhetoric cool. "Obviously I've thought about it," Tkachuk sai...
Nov 28, 2022
Line 5 shutdown 'draconian,' both sides must consider 'imperfect' alternatives: judge
WASHINGTON - A judge in Wisconsin is ordering Enbridge Inc. and an Indigenous band to confer about "imperfect" alternatives to shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. District Court Judge Will...
Nov 28, 2022
Hundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that are sweeping across China in response to the country's hardline zero-COVID lockdown policies. The protester...
Nov 28, 2022
Hundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that are sweeping across China in response to the country's hardline zero-COVID lockdown policies. The protester...
Nov 28, 2022
Opposition, experts praise new Indo-Pacific strategy but want implementation plan
OTTAWA - Opposition parties and geopolitical experts say they welcome the Liberals' new Indo-Pacific strategy, but it needs an implementation plan. Ministers revealed the government's priorities for t...
Nov 28, 2022
Giving Tuesday: Mustard Seed aiming to raise $500,000 ahead of Christmas campaign
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed is hoping to raise $500,000 prior to the start of the 12 Days of Giving campaign in December.In a news release issued Monday (Nov. 28), the Mustard Seed says it's partaking...
Nov 28, 2022
Senior Air Force officers charged over 'inappropriate' fighter pilot nickname
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force says two senior officers have been charged for allegedly failing to stop a group of fighter pilots from assigning an inappropriate nickname to another member in J...
Nov 28, 2022
5 officers charged after Black man paralyzed in police van
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Five Connecticut police officers were charged with misdemeanors Monday over their treatment of a Black man after he was paralyzed from the chest down in the back of a police va...
Nov 28, 2022
Indo-Pacific strategy adds new pressures to navy amid personnel, warship challenges
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's new Indo-Pacific strategy represents a marked shift for the Canadian Armed Forces, and in particular the Royal Canadian Navy. One expert says it will also put more pr...
Nov 28, 2022
