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B.C. has plan to cancel surgeries to make room for flu cases in overcrowded hospitals
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has plans in place to cancel hospital surgeries to make room for patients with respiratory illnesses, but it hasn't yet reached that point. Health Minister A...
Nov 24, 2022
Pastor resigns after investigation finds him responsible for Twitter attacks
A Saskatchewan pastor has resigned after an independent investigation found him to be the person behind thousands of cruel, crude and demeaning tweets.The Lutheran Church-Canada said in a news release...
Nov 24, 2022
Crying Neymar injures ankle during Brazil's World Cup win
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Brazil forward Neymar had ice taped to his ankle and was crying on the bench after being substituted in the team's 2-0 win over Serbia at the World Cup on Thursday. Neymar's injur...
Nov 24, 2022
Canada-Belgium World Cup game attracts much Proline interest
TORONTO - The Canada-Belgium World Cup soccer game garnered plenty of attention on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s Proline betting service. The OLG said Thursday the World Cup contest was Proli...
Nov 24, 2022
O'Shea focused on exit interviews as contract on Bombers nears end
WINNIPEG - Mike O'Shea doesn't have a pen in hand poised to sign a new contract as head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. That doesn't mean, though, that a deal isn't in the works. At a press confer...
Nov 24, 2022
Britain takes gold, Canada finishes sixth as skeleton World Cup returns to Whistler
WHISTLER, B.C. - Great Britain's Marcus Wyatt earned his first skeleton World Cup gold medal Thursday - and set a record in the process. The 31-year-old finished the two-heat race with a time of one m...
Nov 24, 2022
Mounties in southern Alberta help owner round up ostriches that escaped from a pen
TABER, Alta. - RCMP in southern Alberta had an unusual chase this morning after 20 ostriches escaped their pen. Mounties say in a statement that they started receiving reports just before 8 a.m. about...
Nov 24, 2022
Kikinahk staff return from Grey Cup festivities
It was a trip to remember for Kikinahk Friendship Centre employees who travelled to Regina to attend the 109th Grey Cup on the weekend. "This was the first time I had ever been to it. It was way too c...
Nov 24, 2022
Toronto Argonauts hold rally to celebrate Grey Cup win over Winnipeg Blue Bombers
TORONTO - The Grey Cup party continued Thursday for cornerback Shaquille Richardson and the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos were honoured at a rally following their 24-23 Grey Cup victory over the Winnip...
Nov 24, 2022
Sajjan mum on human rights during World Cup visit to Qatar
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is facing opposition criticism because he did not make any public statement about human rights during his visit to Qatar. Sajjan is headed bac...
Nov 24, 2022