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Military ombudsman reports 10 vaccine-related complaints, no plans to probe mandate
OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman says his office has received fewer than a dozen complaints from service members about the Armed Forces' vaccine requirement, and that he has not found any issues w...
Sep 11, 2022
Fatigue, burnout hit spiritual leaders on the front lines of faith during pandemic
On Christmas Eve 2020, Rev. John Lemire got ready for work: two funerals and three masses. The Catholic priest in Timmins, Ont., felt "somewhat exhausted" after presiding at back-to-back funeral servi...
Sep 11, 2022
River mystery: what is killing the giant sturgeon of B.C.'s Nechako River?
VANCOUVER - Fisheries scientists in British Columbia have recovered the bodies, but have few other clues and no prime suspect. So what is killing the giant sturgeon of the Nechako River? Government sc...
Sep 11, 2022
Quebec election: Legault heads to CAQ stronghold as Anglade visits Laval
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault will be campaigning in the Centre-du-Qubec region one day after his party released its costed platform. The incumbent premier is scheduled to h...
Sep 11, 2022
First the win, now the work: What Pierre Poilievre has to do next as new Tory leader
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is waking up today as the new leader of the Conservative party, coming off a landslide win. Before he can take time to enjoy the victory, he has a list of things to do. The H...
Sep 11, 2022
Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans'
TORONTO (AP) - Steven Spielberg premiered his much-anticipated "The Fabelmans" to thunderous applause at the Toronto International Film Festival, debuting his most autobiographical film and one the 75...
Sep 11, 2022
Nate Diaz chokes out Tony Ferguson to end chaotic UFC 279
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nate Diaz stopped Tony Ferguson with a guillotine choke early in the fourth round of the hastily arranged main event of UFC 279 on Saturday night. The 37-year-old Diaz (21-13) finishe...
Sep 10, 2022
Rubio, Rapids defeat Whitecaps 3-1
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Diego Rubio found the back of the net for the Colorado Rapids in a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. Rubio's penalty kick put the Rapids (9-12-9) ahead for ...
Sep 10, 2022
Mariners use 2 homers, Kirby's pitching to stop Braves 3-1
SEATTLE (AP) - Sam Haggerty and Eugenio Surez each hit a solo homer, George Kirby pitched into the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat Atlanta 3-1 on Saturday night to snap the Braves' eight-...
Sep 10, 2022
Suspicious death in Maskwacis under RCMP investigation
The RCMP Major Crimes Unit and Maskwacis RCMP say they are investigating after a body was found on the Samson Cree Nation on Friday.It was just after 7 a.m. on Sept. 9 when Maskwacis RCMP say they wer...
Sep 10, 2022