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Activist: Man killed by police didn't live in raided flat
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man fatally shot by Minneapolis police executing a search warrant in a homicide investigation did not live in the apartment that the SWAT team raided, according to a civil rights ...
Feb 03, 2022
GoFund Me called to Commons committee as links to U.S. alleged in Ottawa protest
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn't used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and white s...
Feb 03, 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps sign top striker Brian White to four-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps locked up a potent piece of their offence, signing American striker Brian White to a four-year extension. The deal, announced Thursday, will keep White in Vancouver...
Feb 03, 2022
Canadian men take a breath before looking to seal a World Cup berth in Qatar
Four years into his tenure as coach of the men's soccer team, John Herdman is now one win away from taking Canada to the World Cup - ending a 36-year absence from the world showcase. A Canadian tie in...
Feb 03, 2022
Ottawa 'clarifies' truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate
OTTAWA - The government has issued an order-in-council clarifying that truckers are not exempt from a vaccine mandate after bureaucrats were confused by their own policy. The Canada Border Services Ag...
Feb 03, 2022
Ponderosa Lodge declares COVID-19 outbreak
KAMLOOPS - A third Kamloops long-term care facility is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak.According to the Interior Health tracker, an outbreak was declared on the third floor of Ponderosa Lodge earlier...
Feb 03, 2022
From heroes to targets: At an Ontario hospital, anti-vax protests weigh on staff
Nicole Corry says she didn't become a personal support worker to be called a hero. But she never anticipated that she would be villainized as she puts her health and family's welfare on the line to ca...
Feb 03, 2022
Trucks collide on Trans Canada Highway near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Icy roads were a factor in a crash of two commercial transport trucks on Highway 1, west of Salmon Arm.RCMP say emergency personnel responded to the scene in Tappen on Wednesday, Fe...
Feb 03, 2022
SOUND OFF: Will NDP budget support local priorities?
WHEN MLAs RETURN TO THE LEGISLATURE next week for the spring session, our BC Liberal team will have a new leader at the helm. After an exciting campaign that saw seven candidates share their vision fo...
Feb 03, 2022
Missing for three years, Kamloops cat to be reunited with owner in Ontario
KAMLOOPS - A cat from British Columbia is being reunited with his owner in Ontario after being missing for three years, thanks to a kind stranger and the BC SPCA Facebook page.Ralph, a long-haired ora...
Feb 03, 2022
