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Researchers find evidence of first dinosaur with sore throat, flu symptoms

Researchers find evidence of first dinosaur with sore throat, flu symptoms

The dinosaur had a flu. A really bad flu. Cary Woodruff, a recent PhD graduate from the University of Toronto, and a team of researchers studieda fossil that may provide evidence of the first known case of a bird-style lung disease in a dinosaur.
Quebec man sentenced to 10 years for kidnapping young son, triggering Amber Alert

Quebec man sentenced to 10 years for kidnapping young son, triggering Amber Alert

MATANE, Que. — A Quebec court judge has signed off on a jointly recommended 10-year sentence for a Quebec man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping his three-year-old son.
Montreal police open homicide investigation after man shot inside garage

Montreal police open homicide investigation after man shot inside garage

Montreal police say a man is dead after a shooting Wednesday night in the city's southwest. Police said today no arrests have been made, after the victim was shot at least once around 9 p.m. inside a garage in the LaSalle borough.
US influence on protest, Online Streaming Act concerns : In The News for Feb. 10

US influence on protest, Online Streaming Act concerns : In The News for Feb. 10

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 Feb. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ... The NDP is calling on the U.S.
CRTC lacks expertise to regulate online streaming, YouTube: experts

CRTC lacks expertise to regulate online streaming, YouTube: experts

OTTAWA — Internet experts have cast doubt on whether the body the federal government wants to regulate streaming services and video-sharing platforms such as YouTube and Netflix has the expertise to do so.
Canada faces some trade restrictions on poultry due to bird flu found in Nova Scotia

Canada faces some trade restrictions on poultry due to bird flu found in Nova Scotia

Canada's food safety watchdog says the discovery of avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Nova Scotia has resulted in international trade restrictions on some Canadian poultry products.
B.C. coroner's report shows illicit toxic drug deaths highest ever in 2021

B.C. coroner's report shows illicit toxic drug deaths highest ever in 2021

VICTORIA — Illicit toxic drugs in British Columbia cause more deaths than all other unnatural causes combined, the province’s chief coroner said Wednesday as she called for an end to old prevention measures that have been "an abject and very costly f
'We're not going anywhere': Alberta border protesters won't move to new site

'We're not going anywhere': Alberta border protesters won't move to new site

COUTTS, Alta. — Alberta RCMP officers were met with anger and chants of "Hell no, we won't go" Wednesday as they attempted to persuade protesters camped at a United States border crossing to move to another location. "We're not going anywhere.
Interior B.C. library adds radon detector kits to its borrowing options

Interior B.C. library adds radon detector kits to its borrowing options

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Residents in parts of British Columbia's southern Interior will only need a valid library card if they want access to a tool that could help make their homes safer.
Feds declined offer from privacy commissioner for advice on collection of phone data

Feds declined offer from privacy commissioner for advice on collection of phone data

OTTAWA — The federal privacy commissioner says his offer to advise the government on the implications of collecting data from millions of mobile phones during the COVID-19 pandemic was rebuffed.
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