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5 things we've learned about COVID-19 since the pandemic struck
VANCOUVER - When the first COVID-19 cases trickled into Canada, little was known about the novel coronavirus. Almost one year later, experts have made major strides in cracking the virus's code and un...
Dec 21, 2020
A look at officer shootings by police force in Canada in 2020
There were 55 police shootings that resulted in death or injury in Canada between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30 of this year. Of those, 34 were fatal. The Canadian Press tracked each shooting using information f...
Dec 21, 2020
Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, dubbed 'Christmas Star,' visible tonight
EDMONTON - A rare celestial event is making an already unique holiday season even more unusual, as what's been dubbed the "Christmas Star" is set to appear over Canada on Monday evening, brighter than...
Dec 21, 2020
Should police carry guns? Experts look at differences in foreign forces
Fifty-five people were killed or injured in police shootings in the first 11 months of this year and justice experts say there are lessons Canadian police forces can learn from those in other countrie...
Dec 21, 2020
Police shootings in 2020: The effect on officers and those they are sworn to protect
A photo and an urn sit on Christie Zebrasky's kitchen table.Each time the Winnipeg woman goes to eat, she imagines her daughter's face and wonders whether she'll ever know what happened in the moments...
Dec 21, 2020
Four of 55 reviews into police shootings completed in 2020; one officer charged
Experts say it takes time to properly investigate a police shooting - even when the public is calling for quick results - but details on the outcome must be more transparent. Of 55 police shootings th...
Dec 21, 2020
B.C. lacks plans for rising seas, flooding: coastal adaptation researcher
VANCOUVER - Parts of British Columbia could see massive losses if the province doesn't start planning for flooding as ocean waters rise and storms surge due to climate change, says a researcher at the...
Dec 21, 2020
Darrell Nwobu scores a century for Canada in final match at FIBA Esports Open
Darrell (RipxRell) Nwobu poured in 100 points Sunday as Canada closed out its FIBA Esports Open campaign with a 137-42 demolition of an outmatched Honduras. Nwobu, a native of Brampton, Ont., who will...
Dec 20, 2020
NHL, NHLPA reach deal for 56-game season starting Jan. 13
The NHL and the NHL Players' Association settled on a plan for the upcoming season Sunday. The league and union agreed to a 56-game schedule that includes an all-Canadian North Division - for the 2020...
Dec 20, 2020
Increased police presence on Sturgeon Lake First Nation
There is an increased police presence on Sturgeon Lake First Nation.According to a media release, the RCMP are currently on scene at a rural home on the First Nation and police are securing the area.P...
Dec 20, 2020
