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Vancouver Canucks re-sign defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to one-year, two-way deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to a one-year, two-way contract. The team made the announcement in a statement but did not disclose a dollar value. The ...
Aug 12, 2021

Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 in Vancouver health-care facilities
VANCOUVER - Researchers in Vancouver are working to unleash a new weapon they hope will defeat the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The canine scent detection program at Vancouver Coastal Hea...
Aug 12, 2021

Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking
The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps a...
Aug 12, 2021

Top-ranked Sabalenka ends Canadian Rebecca Marino's run at National Bank Open
Canadian Rebecca Marino's stunning run at the National Bank Open in Montreal came to an end Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 loss to No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. The wild card entry from Vancouver f...
Aug 12, 2021

Debate on vaccine passports would expose Quebecers to conspiracy theories: Legault
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is refusing to hold a debate in the legislature on vaccine passports partly because he says he fears Quebecers would be exposed to conspiracy theories. Legaul...
Aug 12, 2021

Innisfail RCMP looking for alleged wallet thief
Innisfail RCMP are looking for a man caught on camera at a gas station who's believed to have stolen a wallet.It was July 26 when Mounties received a report about a wallet theft at the Fas Gas in Inni...
Aug 12, 2021

Canada to donate 10M unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses to poor countries
OTTAWA - Canada is donating all 10 million doses of the single-dose vaccine that it purchased from Johnson & Johnson but won't use to low and middle-income countries. Procurement Minister Anita An...
Aug 12, 2021

Quebec brothers accused in sister's abduction denied bail in Amber Alert case
MONTREAL - Two brothers charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping of their teen sister have been denied bail. The 22 and 21-year-old men, whose names are under a publication ban to protect the ...
Aug 12, 2021

PBO estimates federal government will net $177 million from Air Canada deal
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the federal government could make about $177 million over ten years from a support deal it reached with Air Canada. The PBO estimate is based on Air Cana...
Aug 12, 2021

Canadian men climb 11 places to No. 59 in latest FIFA world soccer rankings
Canada has climbed 11 places to No. 59 in the latest FIFA world men's rankings, on the strength of its performance at the Gold Cup and in World Cup qualifying. The Canadians now rank fifth in CONCACAF...
Aug 12, 2021