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Quebec officials say 90 monkeypox cases have been detected in the province
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says the province has a total of 90 confirmed cases of monkeypox. That number is up from 71 confirmed cases reported last week. Monkeypox is a rare disease that c...
Jun 07, 2022
Canadian travellers urged to take precautions against monkeypox abroad
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is warning travellers to be extra careful abroad because of the potential threat of catching monkeypox. The government issued a level two travel health noti...
Jun 07, 2022
Angels fire manager Joe Maddon amid 12-game losing streak
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels fired manager Joe Maddon on Tuesday with the team mired in a 12-game losing streak. Third base coach Phil Nevin will be the Angels' interim manager when t...
Jun 07, 2022
Canadian soccer players back training, but talks continue on new deal
VANCOUVER - Canada's men's soccer team is back to training, but the players say there's still work to be done on reaching a new deal with the sport's national governing body. A friendly game against P...
Jun 07, 2022
Canada's historic sites get Indigenous voices, stronger protection in new bill
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new bill he introduced Tuesday gives legal protection to Canada's historic sites for the first time and ensures Indigenous Peoples have a stronge...
Jun 07, 2022
Amanda Todd shrieked over topless photo on Facebook, mother tells 'sextortion' trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Amada Todd's mother has told the B.C. Supreme Court that her daughter let out "a shriek" before running downstairs to show her a Facebook profile using a topless photo of the P...
Jun 07, 2022
Battlefords athletes shine at track provincials
It was a strong showing for local athletes representing the Battle West District at Track and Field Provincials in Regina over the weekend. North Battleford Comprehensive High SchoolGrade 11, Ryan Tay...
Jun 07, 2022
Issuing alert about N.S. gunman would have led to more dead police: RCMP official
HALIFAX - A senior Nova Scotia RCMP official says she has no regrets that an emergency alert was not sent during a killer's 13-hour rampage in 2020, saying doing so would have led to more dead police ...
Jun 07, 2022
Hoggard case highlights need for clarity on reforms to sex assault trials: experts
TORONTO - The sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has highlighted the need for clarity on how to navigate legal changes meant to protect the privacy of complainants, some legal obs...
Jun 07, 2022
Laboucane wins first CPCA event of 2022
The usual suspects are in the lead after one week of chuck wagon racing.Yorkton hosted the first stop of the 2022 Tour for the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA), where St. Walburg's ...
Jun 07, 2022