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Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says. The federal government also has an agreement with vaccine manufacture...
Nov 13, 2024
Defender Alistair Johnston thriving at Celtic and about to hit milestone with Canada
Alistair Johnston is thriving at Celtic, even if he has had to learn how to live in the fishbowl for a soccer player that is Glasgow. The city is divided between Celtic and Rangers supporters. And the...
Nov 13, 2024
Vancouver officer sexually assaulted colleague, but police group chat targeted victim
VANCOUVER - A disciplinary investigation has found a former Vancouver police sergeant shared "disrespectful" commentary on a fellow officer's court testimony about being sexually assaulted by a collea...
Nov 13, 2024
Spy service officer denies threatening Montreal man who was later imprisoned in Sudan
OTTAWA - A CSIS official denies they threatened a Montreal man who was later imprisoned and allegedly tortured by authorities in Sudan. The spy service employee, who can only be identified as Witness ...
Nov 13, 2024
EA Sports video game NHL 25 to include PWHL teams
REDWOOD CITY - Electronic Arts has incorporated the Professional Women's Hockey League into its NHL 25 video game. The six teams starting their second seasons Nov. 30 will be represented in "play now,...
Nov 13, 2024
Star attacking midfielder Ollie Bassett to leave Atletico Ottawa at end of the year
OTTAWA - Star attacking midfielder Ollie Bassett, the Canadian Premier League's player of the year in 2022, is leaving Atletico Ottawa when his contract expires at the end of the year. The 28-year-old...
Nov 13, 2024
PBR Canada's Elite Cup Series returns to Red Deer in February
The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada's Elite Cup Series is returning to Red Deer in the new year.Officials made the announcement on Tuesday that for the fourth year in a row, the Peavey Mart Cent...
Nov 13, 2024
Prime Minister Trudeau makes trip to Bermuda to eulogize longtime family friend
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Bermuda today to give a eulogy at the funeral for businessman Peter Green. Green was a lifelong family friend to Trudeau and, as reported by the...
Nov 13, 2024
Biden and Xi will meet in Peru as US-China relations tested again by Trump's return
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will hold talks Saturday with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru, a face-to-face meeting that comes as Beijing braces for Dona...
Nov 13, 2024
Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Sen. Mitch Mc...
Nov 13, 2024