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Toronto prepares to mark second anniversary of deadly Danforth shooting
TORONTO - The City of Toronto is preparing to mark a sombre anniversary, two years to the day after a deadly shooting in the city's Greektown neighbourhood. A gunman opened fire along a busy...
Jul 22, 2020

Feds relax fingerprinting rules when screening new hires during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The government has quietly relaxed a requirement to fingerprint prospective new federal hires as part of security screening, a move prompted by the need for physical distancing. The...
Jul 22, 2020

Police to provide update on case of father, sisters found dead near Quebec City
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police will hold a news conference later today to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two young sisters and their father in St-Apollinaire, sout...
Jul 22, 2020

New Orleans musician offers kids trumpets for guns
NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader is offering kids trumpets in exchange for guns. Shamarr Allen started the project last week, after a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed a...
Jul 21, 2020

Cops: 14 injured after shooting outside Chicago funeral home
CHICAGO - Fourteen people were injured, one person was in custody and additional suspects were being sought after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home on Chicago's South Side where at least one squa...
Jul 21, 2020

B.C. extends provincial state of emergency
VICTORIA - B.C.'s provincial government has formally extended the province's state of emergency through to the end of the day on Tuesday, Aug.4, 2020.Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mi...
Jul 21, 2020

Alibi's set to open Wednesday
PRINCE GEORGE - Alibi's Show-Lounge will be reopening Wednesday night and, like everywhere else, it will look a little different. First and foremost, masks will be worn by all staff and recommended fo...
Jul 21, 2020

Hoax call diverted resources during struggle to adapt to COVID-19: care home
VANCOUVER - A long-term care home in North Vancouver that was the site of Canada's first COVID-19 death says it received a hoax call as the outbreak began that created "needless fear" a...
Jul 21, 2020

Hoax call diverted resources during struggle to adapt to COVID-19: care home
VANCOUVER - A long-term care home in North Vancouver that was the site of Canada's first COVID-19 death says it received a hoax call as the outbreak began that created "needless fear" a...
Jul 21, 2020

Kings put bow on 19/20 season with Annual General Meeting
On the ice, the 2019-2020 season wasn't the most successful for the Spruce Kings following their BCHL and Doyle Cup Championship the year prior.However, it was revealed at the clubs Annual General Mee...
Jul 21, 2020