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Nunavut starts offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to those 12 and older
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has started offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to residents who are ages 12 and older. People who want the third shot must have received their second dose of vaccine at leas...
Nov 05, 2021

PCR test requirements at the border need to be re-examined: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says border measures that require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter Canada should be re-examined. Currently, anyone crossing ...
Nov 05, 2021

CP NewsAlert: COVID-19 cases declining across Canada, but not as quickly as before
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country is bending the curve on the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress has recently slowed. Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public healt...
Nov 05, 2021

Province, North Battleford advocate carbon monoxide awareness
As Saskatchewan residents prepare for winter, doing a quick safety check is in everyone's best interest.The province designated November 1-7 as Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week to highlight the imp...
Nov 05, 2021

Toronto Six women's hockey team reboots expansion season in PHF
The Toronto Six embark on expansion year 2.0 on Saturday when they're in Buffalo to face the Beauts. The Six's second season in the Premier Hockey Federation, previously the NWHL, will feature the fan...
Nov 05, 2021

October job numbers and old growth logging concerns: In The News for Nov. 5
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 05, 2021

'They're afraid they won't come back:' Petition wants elder care in Nunavut
IQALUIT - Aani Uqaitu hasn't been able to see her 89-year-old mother for six months since she was sent to a long-term care home 1,200 kilometres away from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. Uqaitu's mother, who has...
Nov 05, 2021

Statistics Canada scheduled to say this morning how labour market fared in October
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to say this morning how the labour market fared in October, one month after the country passed a jobs milestone. September's labour force survey revealed that t...
Nov 05, 2021

Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C.'s process for old-growth logging deferrals
VANCOUVER - Indigenous leaders in British Columbia have expressed concerns over the tight timeline and lack of support in the government's plan for old-growth logging deferrals, while they underscore ...
Nov 05, 2021

Jamie Benn scores OT winner for Dallas Stars in 4-3 win over Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Jamie Benn scored the overtime winner and Miro Heiskanen chipped in with three assists Thursday for the Dallas Stars in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames. Benn collected a drop pass from Joe...
Nov 04, 2021