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Kamloops records 11 overdose deaths in January; 207 in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The first month of 2022 was deadly for overdoses in Kamloops.According to preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, at least 207 British Columbians died due to toxic illicit drugs in Jan...
Mar 11, 2022
Canada advances to Paralympic hockey final after 11-0 rout of South Korea
BEIJING - Team captain Tyler McGregor had four goals and two assists to help Canada's Paralympic hockey team advance to the gold-medal game of the Beijing Games. Billy Bridges had a hat trick as Canad...
Mar 11, 2022
Who's in, who's out and who else may join the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA - With Sept. 10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running ...
Mar 11, 2022
Michael Chong not running for Conservative leader, says 'now is not the time'
OTTAWA - Michael Chong says he will not be entering the Conservative leadership race. The longtime Ontario MP and 2017 leadership contender had left the door open to the possibility of another run. Ch...
Mar 11, 2022
Vancouver's Bibiano Fernandes loses One Championship title by knockout
SINGAPORE - Brazil's John (Hands of Stone) Lineker knocked out Brazilian-Canadian Bibiano (The Flash) Fernandes to win the One Championship bantamweight title Friday in the co-main event of the "One: ...
Mar 11, 2022
Canada adds four medals at Beijing Paralympics, guaranteed another in hockey
BEIJING - Canada won four medals at the Beijing Paralympics on Friday and is guaranteed another as its hockey team advanced to the gold-medal game. Canadians have now won seven golds, four silvers, an...
Mar 11, 2022
Economy adds 337,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate falls to pre-pandemic level
Statistics Canada says the economy added 337,000 jobs in February, more than offsetting the loss of 200,000 jobs in January as the unemployment rate fell below pre-pandemic levels.The unemployment rat...
Mar 11, 2022
Gander, N.L., airport reopens after Cormorant helicopter crash, investigation ongoing
GANDER, N.L. - The airport in Gander, N.L., reopened this morning after a military helicopter crash Thursday afternoon that left two crew members in hospital. Gander International Airport officials sa...
Mar 11, 2022
TSB says Quebec pilot in fatal collision with lawn tractor didn't get OK for landing
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a pilot who struck and killed a Quebec woman as she was cutting grass near a landing strip north of Montreal didn't obtain permission to land ...
Mar 11, 2022
India and Canada agree to relaunch trade talks, seek 'early progress' agreement
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada and India have agreed to resume long-standing efforts toward a comprehensive trade deal. Following meetings in New Delhi with her Indian count...
Mar 11, 2022
