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North Shore restaurant evacuated due to firearms complaint
KAMLOOPS - Multiple Kamloops RCMP officers cleared out a restaurant on the 600-block of Fortune Drive Tuesday (Feb. 22) afternoon after a report of a man inside the washroom, allegedly in possession o...
Feb 23, 2022
Ukrainian community in Canada hopeful but on edge as tensions escalate with Russia
Iryna Matsiuk checks the news as soon as she wakes up each morning, hoping the escalating Russian-Ukrainian crisis won't put her family in harm's way. Matsiuk, who has been living in Saskatoon since 2...
Feb 23, 2022
Canadian military's limits to be tested as fears of war with Russia mount
OTTAWA - The Canadian military's limits are being put to the test with the deployment of hundreds of additional troops and hardware to reinforce the NATO military alliance in eastern Europe. Prime Min...
Feb 23, 2022
Russia state TV paints Moscow as savior of eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - As the West sounded the alarm about the Kremlin ordering troops into eastern Ukraine and decried it as an invasion, Russian state media painted a completely different picture - of Moscow...
Feb 23, 2022
Toronto FC signs Kadin Chung amidst talk a more experienced fullback in on his way
Toronto FC added former Pacific FC defender Kadin Chung to its first-team roster on Wednesday amidst speculation that a more experienced fullback signing is in the works. The MLS team has been linked ...
Feb 23, 2022
NDP asks Liberals to drop appeal of tribunal ruling in EI mat leave case
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats are asking the country's employment minister to drop the government's appeal of a decision that found employment insurance rules discriminatory against new mothers. ...
Feb 23, 2022
Scherzer arrives in Porsche as MLB lockout talks resume
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer arrived in a black Porsche and Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole joined the talks Wednesday as baseball players and management met for a third straigh...
Feb 23, 2022
Report on possible mystery brain disorder in New Brunswick to be released Thursday
FREDERICTON - A report from an oversight committee studying possible cases of a mysterious neurological disease in New Brunswick will be released Thursday. Families of the 48 patients identified by pr...
Feb 23, 2022
Airports in Williams Lake and Quesnel receive federal funding
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Three Cariboo airports received federal funding on Tuesday (Feb. 22).Quesnel Regional Airport received $326,518, while Williams Lake Regional Airport received $130,000 and Caribo...
Feb 23, 2022
Mamadi Camara settles lawsuit against City of Montreal over wrongful arrest in 2021
MONTREAL - A Black man who was wrongfully arrested and detained for six days last year has settled a $1.2-million lawsuit against the City of Montreal. The law firm representing Mamadi Camara says in ...
Feb 23, 2022
