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B.C.'s economic recovery minister says getting through pandemic will be team approach
VICTORIA - The British Columbia cabinet minister appointed to lead the province's COVID-19 pandemic recovery says he plans to mount a large team effort from inside and outside of government spur econo...
Nov 29, 2020
Shifting away from face-to-face counselling a challenging but welcomed transition amidst pandemic
PRINCE GEORGE - Studying to be in a profession where face-to-face interaction is so crucial to the impact one has on their client, Clinical Counselling student Lindamarie Winfield says the pandemic ha...
Nov 29, 2020
Draft fishery deal possibly a 'historic recognition' of treaty rights: Mi'kmaq chief
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. - A draft agreement between Ottawa and a Nova Scotia First nation over a "moderate livelihood" fishery has the potential to be a historic recognition of Mi'kmaq treaty rights, the ...
Nov 29, 2020
Canada public health officials urge reduced contacts as COVID cases continue to rise
New COVID-19 infections continue to mount in several provinces, though today's new case numbers fall short of record-setting totals seen in recent weeks. Public health officials in Quebec are reportin...
Nov 29, 2020
Mysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desert
SALT LAKE CITY - A mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists performing a helicopter survey of bighorn...
Nov 29, 2020
Draft fishery deal possibly a 'historic recognition' of treaty rights: Mi'kmaq chief
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. - A draft agreement between Ottawa and a Nova Scotia First nation over a "moderate livelihood" fishery has the potential to be a historic recognition of Mi'kmaq treaty rights, the ...
Nov 29, 2020
Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to ch...
Nov 29, 2020
Testing new release strategy, 'The Croods' opens to $14.2M
NEW YORK - Testing a novel release strategy, Universal Pictures' animated sequel "The Croods: A New Age" had one of the best opening weekends of the pandemic, grossing $14.2 million over the five-day ...
Nov 29, 2020
'I've been spared a lot,' van attack survivor says as she watches trial alone
TORONTO - Every day virtual court sits, Catherine Riddell wakes up, shakes off the aches, grabs her walker and hops in a cab down to the real courthouse where she steels herself for a long day peering...
Nov 29, 2020
Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria
MAIDGURI, Nigeria - Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen while they were harvesting crops in Nigeria's northern Borno State, officia...
Nov 29, 2020