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Rio Tinto donates $50,000 to Kitimat Hospital
KITIMAT-Rio Tinto's BC Works operation is donating $50,000 to the Kitimat General Hospital Foundation.The donation is meant to support the hospital during the COVID-19 crisis. Funds will flow to the K...
Mar 26, 2020 Courtesy of Province of British Columbia via flickr
Indianapolis 500 postponed until August because of COVID-19
The Indianapolis 500 has been postponed until August because of the coronavirus pandemic and won't run on Memorial Day weekend for the first time since 1946. The race will instead be held Aug. 23, thr...
Mar 26, 2020
Freedom-of-information requests shunted to sidelines during virus crisis
OTTAWA - As government agencies across Canada focus strained resources on protecting people from COVID-19, efforts to respond to freedom-of-information requests from the public are slowing or even sto...
Mar 26, 2020
Meghan to narrate Disney nature film in first post-royal job
LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has her first post-royal job: narrating a Disney documentary about elephants. Disney announced Thursday that the duchess, who is married to Britain's Prince Har...
Mar 26, 2020
Golden Globes amend eligibility rules due to virus
NEW YORK - The Golden Globes will accept movies submissions without a theatrical release for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday....
Mar 26, 2020
Government announces next steps in COVID-19 response
VICTORIA-The next steps surrounding British Columia's response to COVID-19 were announced today.Premier John Horgan and Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General made the announc...
Mar 26, 2020
US economy grew at 2.1% rate in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON - The economy grew by a moderate 2.1% in the fourth quarter of last year, but many economists believe that will be the last positive growth seen for some time as the country endures a sharp...
Mar 26, 2020
COVID-19 prompts curtailments at West Fraser
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the forestry industry.West Fraser has announced lumber production at all its sawmills will be curtailed for one week effective March 30. West Fraser says the ...
Mar 26, 2020
Canadian teenager Sten (Sav) Valge-Saar waits on Lakers Gaming start
Taken seventh overall in the 2020 NBA 2K League draft by Lakers Gaming, Calgary teenager Sten (Sav) Valge-Saar was looking forward to honing his esports skills. But with the NBA 2K League season ...
Mar 26, 2020
Canada in talks with the U.S. to avoid troops at the border
WASHINGTON - Canada is discouraging the United States from sending American soldiers to the border to intercept illegal migrants who could spread the COVID-19 contagion, Prime Minister ...
Mar 26, 2020