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'Can't we have lives too?': High-risk Canadians feel forgotten as COVID rules lift
In early 2020, Bev Pausche felt like she may have a shot at a better life after two years of intensive treatment, including chemotherapy and a bone-marrow transplant, brought her lymphoma into remissi...
Mar 15, 2022
Rugby Canada names Kevin Rouet women's head coach ahead of Rugby World Cup
Sandro Fiorino is out as head coach of the Canadian women's rugby team, replaced by assistant coach Kevin Rouet. The move comes less than seven months before Canada, currently ranked fourth in the wor...
Mar 15, 2022
White House: Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announce...
Mar 15, 2022
Montreal police make arrest after 10-year old girl seriously injured in beating
Montreal police say they are investigating the assault of a 10-year old girl who was beaten and dragged in the streets by a man on Monday. Police spokesperson Sgt. Raphal Bergeron said today the girl ...
Mar 15, 2022
Injured Canadian says there was no warning ahead of missile attack on Ukrainian base
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man who was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles on Sunday says there was no warning of the attack. Hunter Francis of...
Mar 15, 2022
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla's Merritt-to-Hope stretch
KAMLOOPS - While Kamloops emerges from winter weather and looks forward to spring, the highest elevations of the Coquihalla corridor are still in the midst of a winter wonderland.Environment Canada ha...
Mar 15, 2022
Window-blind makers ask Health Canada for rules delay as COVID snarls supply chains
OTTAWA - An association of window-blind makers is warning of a steep financial hit to companies, and potentially the loss of thousands of jobs, in a few weeks unless Health Canada delays enacting a ne...
Mar 15, 2022
As new Omicron variant looms, White House urges Congress to restore COVID-19 funding
WASHINGTON - With yet another COVID-19 variant on the march, the White House is pleading with Congress to resurrect $15.6 billion in lapsed pandemic funding. The aid was stripped from last week's deal...
Mar 15, 2022
MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles — Week of March 7, 2022
KAMLOOPS - The local RCMP detachment reports 30 thefts from motor vehicles and four bicycle thefts from March 7 to 13, 2022.Take a look at the following maps to see if your neighbourhood was hit: Week...
Mar 15, 2022
Germany to disarm far-right extremists, restricts gun access
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's top security officials announced a 10-point plan Tuesday to combat far-right extremism in the country that includes disarming about 1,500 suspected extremists and tightening ba...
Mar 15, 2022
