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Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says. The federal government also has an agreement with vaccine manufacture...
Nov 13, 2024
Defender Alistair Johnston thriving at Celtic and about to hit milestone with Canada
Alistair Johnston is thriving at Celtic, even if he has had to learn how to live in the fishbowl for a soccer player that is Glasgow. The city is divided between Celtic and Rangers supporters. And the...
Nov 13, 2024
Vancouver officer sexually assaulted colleague, but police group chat targeted victim
VANCOUVER - A disciplinary investigation has found a former Vancouver police sergeant shared "disrespectful" commentary on a fellow officer's court testimony about being sexually assaulted by a collea...
Nov 13, 2024
Niigaan Sinclair, Jordan Abel win Governor General’s Literary Awards
When Niigaan Sinclair pitched his collection of articles to a Toronto publisher, he was told "Wnipk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre" was a "regional book."The Winnipeg-based Anishinaabe c...
Nov 13, 2024
Another look at the northern tullibee harvest
The lucrative opportunity for fishers at Pinehouse Lake to sell tullibee fish to Scandinavia does benefit the community, but one man is worried about the environmental implications of the annual harve...
Nov 13, 2024
Mustangs welcome Bruins to begin three-game homestand
The Melfort Mustangs will play their first of three home games on the week tonight (Wednesday) when they host the Estevan Bruins.The meeting between the two clubs will be the third of four on the year...
Nov 13, 2024
Suspicious garbage bin fire in Melfort
The Melfort Fire Department were called to a fire behind the Northland Plaza along Saskatchewan Drive. The call came in just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night. Upon arrival, crews were forced to quickly ...
Nov 13, 2024
Spy service officer denies threatening Montreal man who was later imprisoned in Sudan
OTTAWA - A CSIS official denies they threatened a Montreal man who was later imprisoned and allegedly tortured by authorities in Sudan. The spy service employee, who can only be identified as Witness ...
Nov 13, 2024
EA Sports video game NHL 25 to include PWHL teams
REDWOOD CITY - Electronic Arts has incorporated the Professional Women's Hockey League into its NHL 25 video game. The six teams starting their second seasons Nov. 30 will be represented in "play now,...
Nov 13, 2024
Star attacking midfielder Ollie Bassett to leave Atletico Ottawa at end of the year
OTTAWA - Star attacking midfielder Ollie Bassett, the Canadian Premier League's player of the year in 2022, is leaving Atletico Ottawa when his contract expires at the end of the year. The 28-year-old...
Nov 13, 2024