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Vancouver's mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless
VANCOUVER - The deadline to dismantle an encampment along Vancouver's Hastings Street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for ...
Aug 4, 2022
Mélanie Joly proposes national security study on safety of Kyiv embassy's local staff
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is proposing the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians study allegations that Canada did not heed warnings about the safety of ...
Aug 4, 2022
Canada's McKay salvages 10-metre diving bronze at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada's Caeli McKay captured bronze in the women's 10-metre platform diving at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday, salvaging a medal with her favourite dive. "I'm very ha...
Aug 4, 2022
Canadian lightweight Oivier Aubin-Mercier calm before PFL semifinal in New York
For a man two wins away from a title and US$1-million payday, Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Mercier is remarkably calm. "I'm almost getting stressed because I'm not stressed," he said. "It's a weird...
Aug 4, 2022
In borrowed clothes, Korda makes strong start at Muirfield
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) - Playing in borrowed clothes doesn't seem to bother Jessica Korda at the Women's British Open. Still waiting for her suitcase to arrive in Muirfield, Korda recovered from an ...
Aug 4, 2022
Food, Fuel & Fertilizer
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."As I travel Saskatchewan Rivers constituency this...
Aug 4, 2022
How pigs are helping researchers find ways to keep organs alive after death
Yale researchers may have found a way to keep organs alive longer after death. Using new technology, they were able to restore blood circulation and other cellular functions in pigs a full hour after ...
Aug 4, 2022
Reactions to Brittney Griner's conviction, 9-year sentence
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the basketball and political realms: ___ "T...
Aug 4, 2022
Reactions to Brittney Griner's conviction, 9-year sentence
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the basketball and political realms: ___ "T...
Aug 4, 2022
Oversight agency reviewing Nunavut RCMP's public complaints process
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The oversight agency for the RCMP is reviewing how the police force handles public complaints in Nunavut. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP says it's invest...
Aug 4, 2022