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Interior Health expanding capacity at immunization clinics, adding appointments
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says it will be expanding the capacity at COVID-19 immunization clinics in the region. In a release today (Jan. 13), the health authority says it is trying to make it easier...
Jan 13, 2022
Curlers Homan and Morris to represent Canada in mixed doubles at Beijing Games
Curlers John Morris and Rachel Homan have been picked to represent Canada in mixed doubles at the Beijing Olympics. Curling Canada consulted with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Own the Podium befo...
Jan 13, 2022
Canada joins with Mexico to dispute how U.S. interprets USMCA auto rules of origin
WASHINGTON - Canada is joining forces with Mexico to challenge how the United States is interpreting the new rules that govern duty-free cars and trucks. Mexico last week asked for a dispute resolutio...
Jan 13, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime faces 90th-ranked Finn to kick off Australian Open campaign
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top-ranked Canadian at the Australian Open, will face Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori in the first round of the first tennis major of the year. The 21-year-...
Jan 13, 2022
FuboTV acquires Canadian rights to English Premier League
TORONTO - FuboTV, a streaming service that offers sports and entertainment programming, has secured Canadian rights to the English Premier League for the next three seasons starting this summer. The d...
Jan 13, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Egos shouldn’t get in the way of fixing the shelter ‘emergency’
THE SHELTER EMERGENCY continues and doesn't seem likely to be resolved before the end of winter.Two of the three shelters proposed as replacements for temporary quarters have yet to opened. One of the...
Jan 13, 2022
Russia warns of Cuba, Venezuela deployment if tensions mount
MOSCOW (AP) - A senior Russian diplomat warned on Thursday that a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela can't be excluded if tensions with the United States mount. Deputy Foreign Minister ...
Jan 13, 2022
Expert panel says Canada needs to 'up its game" on climate data to better adapt
OTTAWA - A new report suggests Canada is not doing enough to adapt to and prevent the effects of climate change and is lacking the critical data it needs to do so. "I mean, 2021 has really now been a ...
Jan 13, 2022
German court: Syrian man guilty of crimes against humanity
KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) - A German court has convicted a former Syrian secret police officer of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. The ve...
Jan 13, 2022
Feds drop trucker vaccine mandate, fourth dose questions : In The News for Jan. 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 13, 2022
