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White House says Biden, Xi expected to meet virtually
ZURICH (AP) - President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual working meeting before year's end, according to a senior Biden administration official. The agreement for...
Oct 06, 2021
Seniors advocate calls for COVID-19 boosters, more staff at B.C. care facilities
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate says long-term care and assisted living residents are three and a half times more likely to contract COVID-19 and 33 times more likely to die of the dise...
Oct 06, 2021
Price likely to miss start of NHL season as he recovers from illness, surgery
Montreal coach Dominique Ducharme says he does not expect Carey Price to practise before the start of the regular season, making it unlikely the superstar goaltender will be ready for the Canadiens' s...
Oct 06, 2021
Liam Millar looks to make mark with new Swiss club and help Canada get to World Cup
Liam Millar has already made a mark at Liverpool. Now the 22-year-old Canadian winger is looking to blaze a trail in Switzerland with FC Basel. Millar and Basel lead the Swiss Super League at 5-0-4 an...
Oct 06, 2021
VIDEO: Large overnight structure fire causes extensive damage
LANTZVILLE - Multiple buildings and vehicles were either destroyed or sustained significant damage after a large structure fire broke out across two properties in upper Lantzville.A call for help was ...
Oct 06, 2021
Trudeau says Tofino trip on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation a 'mistake'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he regrets the mistake of travelling to British Columbia to join his vacationing family on a day meant to honour Indigenous survivors of Canada's residentia...
Oct 06, 2021
Police: Student opens fire at Texas high school; 4 hurt
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A student opened fire inside a Dallas-area high school during a fight, injuring four people before he fled, authorities said Wednesday. The shooting happened at Timberview High...
Oct 06, 2021
SOUND OFF: Using data to tackle systemic racism
SYSTEMIC RACISM EXISTS IN OUR PROVINCE, including in government programs. This is not something that is up for debate. As a government, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to tackle it.Every da...
Oct 06, 2021
The North Remembered: NHLers reflect one-and-done Canadian division
Tyler Toffoli had just filled the net on back-to-back nights against his former team. The Montreal Canadiens winger registered a hat trick in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks, and followed...
Oct 06, 2021
Little room for feds to issue long-term debt unless central bank steps in: documents
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show the Liberals were told earlier this year that the government's bid to lock in low interest rates on federal debt could run into problems unless the Bank of Canad...
Oct 06, 2021
