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Judge greenlights lawsuit by disqualified Conservative leadership candidate
OTTAWA - An Ontario court says a lawsuit launched by a would-be Conservative leadership candidate who is seeking to get into the race can go ahead. Jim Karahalios was disqualified from the contest in ...
Apr 13, 2020
XFL files for bankruptcy, cites COVID-19 crisis
The XFL filed for bankruptcy on Monday, likely spelling the end of the second iteration of the league. The filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware estimates the organization has between $10,000,00...
Apr 13, 2020
Broadband resolution to be heard virtually
PRINCE GEORGE - A resolution authored by Mayor Lyn Hall that was destined for discussion at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities convention in June will be dealt with differently. That's because ...
Apr 13, 2020
Lawmaker: Trump officials want delay in census due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Trump administration wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 census because of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that if approved would push back timetables for releasing data used to...
Apr 13, 2020
With many COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, Tory MP asks whether economy can reopen
OTTAWA - British Columbia Conservative MP Marc Dalton has deleted a tweet asking whether it is time to start reopening businesses if most of the deaths from COVID-19 in this country are older peo...
Apr 13, 2020
Roller coaster season for Cougars blueliner
When the 2019-2020 campaign started back in September blue liner Aiden Reeves was a member of the Cariboo Cougars.However, at the time the 17-year-old defenceman didn't know that the Major Midget Cats...
Apr 13, 2020
Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crash
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36. The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro that Jackson was driving went o...
Apr 13, 2020
UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 45 new cases in B.C.
VICTORIA-Dr. Bonnie Henry, BC's Provincial Health Officer, along with B.C.'s Health Minister, Adrian Dix announced 45 news cases of COVID-19 since Saturday.The province's total is now at 1,490 people ...
Apr 13, 2020
Chiefs offensive lineman Duvernay-Tardif facing different NFL off-season
It's been a very different off-season for Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. It began with the Kansas City Chiefs' veteran offensive lineman basking in the glory of the club's epic 31-20 comeback Super Bowl vic...
Apr 13, 2020
Scientists discover fish farts, burps, and coughs: A better understanding of aquatic ecosystems
VICTORIA-Fish farts, burps and coughs are all great sounds to the ear of a fish ecologist, when it comes to discovering biological sounds in freshwater habitats, in order to provide scientists with a ...
Apr 13, 2020 Photo Courtesy of the University of Victoria