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Students concerns heard, exams will continue in-person: UBC
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says assurances from public health officials have influenced its decision to continue with in-person exams, despite concerns from students about the spre...
Dec 19, 2021
Federal government stays mum as Manchin says 'No' to Biden bill with EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The Prime Minister's Office isn't saying anything about a key U.S. senator's decision to put President Joe Biden's controversial electric-vehicle incentives on ice. West Virginia Sen. Joe...
Dec 19, 2021
Kripps pilots Canada to bronze, Coackwell ties record for medals by a brakeman
ALTENBERG, Germany - Justin Kripps bounced back from a crash in training to pilot Canada to silver in a World Cup four-man bobsled race Sunday. The 34-year-old from Summerland, B.C., teamed up with Ca...
Dec 19, 2021
On the heels of horrible season, Redblacks look to new GM Shawn Burke
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have tasked Shawn Burke with turning around their struggling franchise. The CFL team named Burke its new general manager on Sunday, a month after finishing a disappointin...
Dec 19, 2021
Raptors game against visiting Magic postponed due to Orlando COVID-19 outbreak
TORONTO - Another Toronto Raptors game has been postponed due to COVID-19. The Raptors' game against the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday has been pushed back indefinitely, due to the number of Magic ...
Dec 19, 2021
COVID-19 cases surge as provinces scramble to re-impose restrictions
Large parts of Canada are starting to hunker down again as a fifth wave of COVID-19 appears to be building, with thousands of new cases being reported across the country. Ontario this morning announce...
Dec 19, 2021
From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educators
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A recent Wyoming school board meeting was again packed with opponents of mask mandates when things took an abrupt turn and a parent started reading aloud sexually explicit passag...
Dec 19, 2021
Johnny Isakson, former Georgia Republican U.S. senator, dies
ATLANTA (AP) - Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an effective, behind-the-scenes consensus bui...
Dec 19, 2021
Oceanside RCMP warn of scammers impersonating police/CRA agents in Bitcoin fraud
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP revealed a complex scam involving someone impersonating a Canada Revenue Agency agent and a local Mountie.Sometime this week a resident received a call from someone saying ...
Dec 19, 2021
'She is no more': Icefield rollover survivor who lost wife wants report released
CALGARY - A man who lost his wife when an all-terrain tour bus rolled at the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains is pressing the RCMP for answers about what happened. Three people were killed and...
Dec 19, 2021
