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Former CFL star quarterback Flutie feels commissioner Ambrosie's pain
TORONTO - Doug Flutie can feel CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie's pain. Ambrosie continues to discuss potential contingency plans for the 2020 CFL season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Apr 16, 2020
Support service launched for B.C. businesses amidst COVID-19 pandemic
VICTORIA- The province has launched a support service for B.C. Businesses looking for information on resources available during the COVID-19 pandemic.The B.C. Business COVID-19 Support Service will be...
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Akim Aliu says he believes in second chances after Bill Peters hired by KHL team
Former NHL player Akim Aliu says he believes people deserve second chances, and that includes a coach who allegedly used racial slurs against him. Aliu said Thursday he's fine with Bill Peters re...
Apr 16, 2020
Cougars take a different approach on the business side of things during pandemic
The sporting world may be shut down across North America, but for the Prince George Cougars the show must go on when it comes to the business side of things as they get ready for the 2020-2021 campaig...
Apr 16, 2020
Ailing federal prisoner who fears COVID-19 awaits word on early release
OTTAWA - A inmate who has serious health problems and fears COVID-19 hopes to hear from the federal prison service today whether he will be let out of custody. Otherwise, Derrick Snow's case is s...
Apr 16, 2020
Former Jays exec Pat Gillick remembers Damaso Garcia as good player, good person
TORONTO - Former Blue Jays executive Pat Gillick remembers former Toronto second baseman Damaso Garcia as a "very good player and a very good person." Garcia, a two-time all-star who helped the young ...
Apr 16, 2020
Province announces new supports for businesses and local governments
VICTORIA-The B.C. government announced new measures to support businesses and local government during the COVID-19 pandemic."We know that B.C. communities and businesses are suffering from the economi...
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Wolfpack rue missing home opener originally slated for Saturday in Toronto
TORONTO - This weekend was to have been Sonny Bill Williams' coming-out party in Toronto, with the former All Blacks star slated to make his Canadian debut for the Wolfpack before an expected sel...
Apr 16, 2020
Louis Armstrong org starts COVID-19 fund for jazz musicians
NEW YORK - The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation has launched a $1 million emergency fund to support freelance New York City-area jazz musicians during the coronavirus pandemic. The organization'...
Apr 16, 2020
Federal inmate dies from COVID-19 complications at prison in Mission, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - An inmate has died from an apparent complication related to COVID-19 at a prison in B.C. Correctional Services of Canada says it is the first death from the novel coronavi...
Apr 16, 2020