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Convoy organizer says plans to stage a 2023 protest in Winnipeg are off

Convoy organizer says plans to stage a 2023 protest in Winnipeg are off

OTTAWA — Freedom Convoy 2.0 appears to be a bust. Canada Unity, one of the anti-government protest groups behind the protests that headlined much of last year, is calling off its plans to restage the event this February.
'I started to cry': Mother says daughter's life-saving medication was lost in Vancouver baggage chaos

'I started to cry': Mother says daughter's life-saving medication was lost in Vancouver baggage chaos

Watch a video of the stressful holiday travel ordeal and see what YVR and Air Canada had to say.
Israel swears in Netanyahu as PM of hard-line government

Israel swears in Netanyahu as PM of hard-line government

JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn into office Thursday, taking the helm of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in Israel’s history and vowing to enact policies that could cause domestic and regional turmoil.
CBSA makes large opium seizure

CBSA makes large opium seizure

The drugs seized were turned over to the RCMP for further criminal investigation.
Honey, it's a labour of love

Honey, it's a labour of love

Burnaby-based Healing Bees Natural Skincare markets lotions and balms made with honey and wax from the company's own beehives.
B.C. serves cap on what food delivery services can charge restaurants

B.C. serves cap on what food delivery services can charge restaurants

The change will start on Jan.1
Parks Canada monitoring snowshoe hares, pikas in Banff for fatal rabbit disease confirmed in Canmore

Parks Canada monitoring snowshoe hares, pikas in Banff for fatal rabbit disease confirmed in Canmore

"Concern exists for all lagomorph species found in Banff National Park including snowshoe hares and pikas."
Cloud-like meringues offer simple path to French royalty

Cloud-like meringues offer simple path to French royalty

Light, crisp, cloud-like meringue cookies have long been associated with French royalty, a decadent treat that required skill and dedication to pull off. Perhaps once, but then the whisk attachment was invented.
Holiday shopping starting to return to pre-pandemic levels

Holiday shopping starting to return to pre-pandemic levels

“I think that this year, people seem happy to be not online shopping,” Erin Bogner, store manager at The Seven80 said. “A lot of our customers seem happy to actually be in store. And we had a lot of people that were excited to support local.” 
Health agency 'closely monitoring' COVID-19 in China, no mention of pre-flight tests

Health agency 'closely monitoring' COVID-19 in China, no mention of pre-flight tests

OTTAWA — The national public health agency says it's "closely monitoring" the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it's planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from China be tested for the virus.
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