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Tim Hortons in College Heights temporarily closed following case of COVID-19
PRINCE GEORGE - A Tim Hortons in Prince George, located at 5808 Southridge Avenue, is temporarily closed after a team member tested positive for COVID-19.Tim Hortons Communications confirmed the event...
Nov 25, 2020

Davie ship part of Navy's long-term plan to prevent 'capability gap': Documents
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy plans to continue relying on a converted civilian container ship owned by a Quebec shipyard for supplies at sea even after two new support vessels are built. The revel...
Nov 25, 2020

Five people dying every day from toxic illicit drugs in B.C.: Coroner
VICTORIA - The B.C. Coroners Service says its latest data on illicit drug deaths show an average of five people are dying every day in the province. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says 162 people died la...
Nov 25, 2020

Trump administration denies permit for divisive Alaska mine
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Trump administration on Wednesday denied a permit for a controversial gold and copper mine near the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery in southwest Alaska...
Nov 25, 2020

Canada's men's basketball team pulls out of two games this month due to COVID-19
Canada's men's basketball team won't play in two FIBA AmeriCup 2021 qualifying games later this month due to concerns around COVID-19. Canada was scheduled to play Cuba on Nov. 29 and the US Virgin Is...
Nov 25, 2020

Hearing for judge accused of perjury over Black federation role set for December
TORONTO - A judge accused of lying about his involvement in a Black activist organization will face a disciplinary hearing starting next month, the Ontario Judicial Council has announced. The four-per...
Nov 25, 2020

The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever
NEW YORK - "No New 'Movies' Till Influenza Ends" blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. A century later, during another pande...
Nov 25, 2020

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the "Hand of God" goal in 1986 and led his country to that year's World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine u...
Nov 25, 2020

N.S. brings in rent control, bans 'renovictions' amidst affordable housing crunch
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is bringing in rent control amidst a series of evictions of low-income tenants and rising homelessness in Halifax. Housing Minister Chuck Porter said today t...
Nov 25, 2020

Tam urges Canadians to limit outings as Ontario set to announce Christmas rules
The country's chief public health officer is advising Canadians that to limit the spread of COVID-19, they should go out only for essentials. Dr. Theresa Tam says the number of people experiencing sev...
Nov 25, 2020