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No decision on landfill search, Winnipeg Police Board considering outside help
WINNIPEG - Decisions on next steps in a potential search for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to be at a landfill outside Winnipeg are being worked through with the option of bringing in o...
Dec 09, 2022
Health Canada approves first bivalent booster for kids ages 5 to 11
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster for use in children ages five to 11, which targets the original strain of the coronavirus and more recent variants. The P...
Dec 09, 2022
Premiers to hold virtual news conference
Canada's premiers plan to meet virtually today, a month after talks with the federal government on health-care funding ended without an agreement. The premiers have been calling on Ottawa to increase ...
Dec 09, 2022
Premiers to hold virtual news conference
Canada's premiers plan to meet virtually today, a month after talks with the federal government on health-care funding ended without an agreement. The premiers have been calling on Ottawa to increase ...
Dec 09, 2022
Ottawa Redblacks sign kicker Lewis Ward to two-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed kicker Lewis Ward to a two-year contract. The 30-year-old has been with the Redblacks since signing with the CFL team before the 2018 season after going undra...
Dec 09, 2022
New critical minerals strategy drilling down on six elements with most potential
OTTAWA - Canada's new $4-billion critical minerals strategy will at first focus on the six categories of metals and minerals with the biggest potential for growth. Lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, c...
Dec 09, 2022
Russia's Putin says more US prisoner exchanges are possible
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says more U.S.-Russian prisoner exchanges are possible. Putin spoke Friday, a day after Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was swapped for WNBA star and two...
Dec 09, 2022
Canada sanctions dozens in Russia, Iran, Myanmar ahead of global Human Rights Day
OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning dozens of officials and companies from three of the world's worst regimes for human rights. Ottawa will freeze any Canadian assets held by 67 people and nine entities in...
Dec 09, 2022
COLLINS: New measures for health don't cut it
THE NDP GOVERNMENT HAS A NEW LOOK, a much younger look, filled with a diverse group of people full of energy. Time will determine what they can accomplish. Based on the number of band-aids used to dat...
Dec 09, 2022
Democratic Sen. Sinema has registered as an independent
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she has registered as an independent, but she does not plan to caucus with Republicans, ensuring Democrats will retain...
Dec 09, 2022
