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2021 had deadliest first half of a year for drug toxicity in B.C., chief coroner says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says at least 1,011 people died from suspected illicit drug overdoses from January to June, the highest death toll recorded in the first six months of a cal...
Aug 31, 2021
Liberals pledge to create new mental health transfer for provinces and territories
OTTAWA - A re-elected Liberal government would give provinces and territories $4.5 billion over five years in funding for mental health, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. The funding wo...
Aug 31, 2021
REAL faces challenging weeks to get ready for Rider game vaccine passports
Roughrider fans will need to prove that they're fully vaccinated or provide a negative COVID test to get into Mosaic Stadium as of Sept. 17, when the Green and White take on the Toronto Argonauts at h...
Aug 31, 2021
Sask. NDP leader wants health minister to resign, Shahab advice to be heeded
The leader of the Saskatchewan NDP is repeating his Friday call for the resignation of the province's health minister, Paul Merriman.In speaking to media on Monday in front of Merriman's Saskatoon off...
Aug 31, 2021
Canada's Zachary Gingras captures bronze in men's 400m at Tokyo Paralympics
TOKYO - Standing on the podium at the Tokyo Paralympics Tuesday, Canada's Zachary Gingras wished his family were in the crowd. The 20-year-old from Markham, Ont., had just won bronze in the T38 men's ...
Aug 31, 2021
Frankie Williams, Jordan Williams and Marc Liegghio named CFL top performers
TORONTO - Hamilton defensive back Frankie Williams, B.C. linebacker Jordan Williams and Winnipeg kicker Marc Liegghio are the top performers for Week 4 of the CFL season. Frankie Williams accumulated ...
Aug 31, 2021
Anxiety, optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID's fourth wave
MONTREAL - It's back-to-school day for thousands of children in Montreal's English-language school system, with both parents and teachers hoping for a more normal experience despite the ongoing COVID-...
Aug 31, 2021
'Back where I belong': Ronaldo completes return to Man U
MANCHESTER, England - Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to the future at Manchester United after a nod to the most influential figure of his soccer past. The five-time world player of the year completed hi...
Aug 31, 2021
More than 1,200 people with links to Canada still in Afghanistan: Garneau
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says an estimated 1,250 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and family members are still in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of all U.S. troops on...
Aug 31, 2021
Booster jab priority call for corrections officers, latest outbreak at P.A. prisons
The Saskatchewan Government Employees Union (SGEU) is calling on the provincial government to ensure staff at corrections centres are made a priority for the COVID booster - or third vaccine - once it...
Aug 31, 2021
