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Quebec police say former health authority worker made fake COVID-19 vaccine documents
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say a former employee of a Montreal health authority is facing criminal charges for allegedly creating fake proof-of-vaccination documents for COVID-19. Debora...
Feb 07, 2023
Toronto FC confirms signing of Norwegian international defender Sigurd Rosted
Toronto FC added to its backline Tuesday, signing Norwegian international defender Sigurd Rosted. The move was expected after Brondby IF, Rosted's previous club in Denmark, said farewell to the 28-yea...
Feb 07, 2023
Emergencies Act commission report to be delivered Feb. 20
The federal commission looking into the Liberal government's decision to use the Emergencies Act is being granted an extension to deliver its report to the cabinet and the public at the same time this...
Feb 07, 2023
U.S. actor facing sex charges in Nevada also facing charge in B.C.
KEREMEOS, B.C. - A former actor in the movie "Dances With Wolves" who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada is also facing a charge in British Columbia. Documents filed in B.C. show Nathan Cha...
Feb 07, 2023
Crypto company Hut 8 Mining signs deal to merge with US Bitcoin
TORONTO - Canadian cryptocurrency company Hut 8 Mining Corp. says it has signed a deal to merge with U.S. Data Mining Group Inc., the company behind US Bitcoin Corp.Under the agreement, the combined c...
Feb 07, 2023
Ottawa spending $2M for international commission to offer advice on unmarked graves
Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide First Nations with options around identifying possible human remains buried near residential schools. A statement from the of...
Feb 07, 2023
Overnight rescue dig saves toddler trapped in Thai well
BANGKOK (AP) - An overnight rescue operation successfully retrieved a 19-month-old girl from a dry artesian well shaft Tuesday - 18 hours after she fell into the hole at a cassava farm in northern Tha...
Feb 07, 2023
Cree mother wonders how mining development in northern Quebec will affect food supply
CHISASIBI, Que. - Heather House studies full-time through McGill University's distance education program, and when she is not immersed in books she is raising her eight children with her husband in Ch...
Feb 07, 2023
In The News for Feb. 7: Can the PM appease the country's Premiers on health care?
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 Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 ... What we are watching...
Feb 07, 2023
Will Biden's second state of the union mark a less protectionist approach to Canada?
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians still see the United States as their country's closest ally, even in an age of isolationism and protectionist policies. The online survey by Le...
Feb 07, 2023