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Vancouver Whitecaps place back-up goalie on season-ending injury list
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say goalkeeper Thomas Hasal has been placed on Major League Soccer's season-ending injury list. Whitecaps sporting director Axel Schuster says the move is related t...
Aug 18, 2023
Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer
A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, the manufacturer says. Novo Nordisk says it is experiencing a temporary supply disruption with the Oze...
Aug 18, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires in British Columbia
KELOWNA, B.C. - A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, a city with a population of about 150,000, as threatening wildfires prompt officials to issue evacuation orders in parts of British C...
Aug 18, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires in British Columbia
KELOWNA, B.C. - A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, a city with a population of about 150,000, as threatening wildfires prompt officials to issue evacuation orders in parts of British C...
Aug 18, 2023
Hydro-Québec workers, vulnerable Cree community members evacuated due to wildfires
MONTREAL - Residents of northwestern Quebec have been evacuated because of high-intensity forest fires raging near Cree communities and Hydro-Qubec infrastructure. The Cree Board of Health says seven ...
Aug 18, 2023
Top-secret briefing on foreign interference left out key documents: Green leader
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says a top-secret briefing on foreign interference did not allow her to access key intelligence documents. Former special rapporteur David Johnston had releas...
Aug 18, 2023
US, Japan and South Korea are bolstering mutual security commitments over objections of Beijing
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) - President Joe Biden opened a Camp David summit on Friday with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the allies pledged to consult wit...
Aug 18, 2023
Canada joins U.S., Britain in sanctioning Russian justice officials, political court
OTTAWA - Canada is again joining the U.S. and Britain in sanctioning officials accused of corruption, this time involving Russia's justice system. The new sanctions include the Basmanny District Court...
Aug 18, 2023
Canadian rugby sevens teams look to secure Olympic qualification on home soil
Canada's rugby sevens squads will have home-field advantage this weekend when they look to secure Olympic qualification at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens in Langford, B.C. The Canadian women al...
Aug 18, 2023
A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
LONDON (AP) - A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of killing seven babies and trying to kill six others Lucy Letby, 33, was charged with murder in the deaths of five baby bo...
Aug 18, 2023
