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'I'm angry': some parents, teachers anxious as Quebec schoolkids head back to class
MONTREAL - Olga Maria Ruiz is reluctantly sending her 11-year-old daughter back to school in Montreal this year, armed with a few extra masks and reminders not to hug her classmates and teachers. As m...
Aug 26, 2020
Upcoming exhibit showcases nature through the eyes of a biologist
PRINCE GEORGE-Once again looking for something to enjoy as we settle into our new normal?The Two Rivers Gallery will showcase, Wandering the Edge of the World, a travelling exhibition, by Corey Hardem...
Aug 26, 2020
Bucks players don't take the court for NBA playoff game
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Mag...
Aug 26, 2020
Bucks players don't take the court for NBA playoff game
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Mag...
Aug 26, 2020
US officials: No signs of foreign targeting of mail-in vote
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials said Wednesday there has been no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working to undermine mail-in voting and no signs of any co-ordinated effort to commit wi...
Aug 26, 2020
CFL hall of famer Tommy Joe Coffey dies at age 83
HAMILTON - Seven-time CFL all-star Tommy Joe Coffey has died, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have confirmed. Coffey was 83. Inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1977, Coffey played in the CFL ...
Aug 26, 2020
John Lennon's killer denied parole for an 11th time
ALBANY, N.Y. - The man who gunned down John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment in 1980 was denied parole for an 11th time, state corrections officials said Wednesday. Mark David Chapman was denied...
Aug 26, 2020
DOJ seeks data about COVID nursing home deaths from 4 states
The Justice Department is seeking data about "orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents," sending letters Wednesday to the governors of New York, New ...
Aug 26, 2020
Canadiens coach Julien says he is feeling '100 per cent' after heart procedure
Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien says he is feeling "100 per cent" after undergoing a heart procedure during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Julien had a stent installed in a coronary artery Aug....
Aug 26, 2020
Police ask for help locating man to confirm well-being
FORT ST. JOHN- Update: RCMP say Kane has been located in Alberta.Earlier: RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating a 45-year-old man.Eugene Kane is believed to have last been seen in Fo...
Aug 26, 2020