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Leafs eager to move beyond past failures: 'We don't carry the burden of 54 years'
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas heard the outside noise clamouring for off-season change. The Maple Leafs general manager even took phone calls from counterparts across the NHL testing the waters to see if Toron...
Sep 22, 2021
Quick List: Close races where mail-in ballots are deciding election results
OTTAWA - Several federal ridings may not have an elected member of Parliament until Thursday or even Friday, as Elections Canada continues the arduous task of verifying and counting more than 850,000 ...
Sep 22, 2021
Man charged with second-degree murder in Spallumcheen shooting case
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - A man has been charged in relation to Monday's (Sept. 20) shooting in Spallumcheen that resulted in one person's death.BC Prosecution Service approved a second-degree murder charge a...
Sep 22, 2021
CDC panel grapples with who needs a COVID-19 booster shot
An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention grappled Wednesday with the question of which Americans should get COVID-19 booster shots, with some members wond...
Sep 22, 2021
Jenica Atwin wins re-election after switch from Greens to Liberals in Fredericton
FREDERICTON - It took a couple of extra days to complete the counting, but Jenica Atwin has been re-elected in the riding of Fredericton - this time for the Liberals - by a slim margin of just over 50...
Sep 22, 2021
B.C. must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A report examining British Columbia's response to the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018 says improving communication with communities at risk of fire will save properti...
Sep 22, 2021
Fraser earns USPORTS Athlete of the Week honours after two key goals over weekend
KAMLOOPS - The awards keep piling up for WolfPack fifth-year soccer player James Fraser after a killer two-game weekend against UBC Okanagan. Fraser was named U SPORTS Athlete of the Week on Wednesday...
Sep 22, 2021
Blue Jays place Valera on COVID-related injured list, recall Smith from Bisons
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays placed infielder Breyvic Valera on the COVID-related injured list on Wednesday and recalled infielder Kevin Smith from triple-A Buffalo. The moves were announced sh...
Sep 22, 2021
Dumped Liberal candidate Kevin Vuong will sit as Independent MP if
OTTAWA - Kevin Vuong intends to sit as an Independent MP after being elected as a Liberal even though the party dumped him from the ticket. Vuong says in a statement that he intends to serve his const...
Sep 22, 2021
Lillooet RCMP advise homeowners to check properties after squatter incidents
LILLOOET, B.C. - Two incidents of squatters camping on properties were reported by Lillooet RCMP this week.Police received a report of two squatters camping outside Lillooet Hospital's parking lot hav...
Sep 22, 2021
