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Technical glitches plague first electronic vote in House of Commons history
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have completed their first-ever remote vote in the House of Commons, a historic occasion marked by numerous technical glitches, lengthy delays and cameo appearances by s...
Sep 28, 2020

Tampa Bay beats Dallas to capture Stanley Cup in six games
EDMONTON - The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 Monday to capture the NHL's top trophy in front of empty seats, sprawling tarps, and no fans at Ro...
Sep 28, 2020

Canadian men drawn with rival Americans in Group B at 2021 Gold Cup
Canada will renew soccer hostilities with the U.S. at the 2021 Gold Cup in a group that also features Martinique and a preliminary-round qualifier. Canada, ranked 73rd in the world by FIFA compar...
Sep 28, 2020

Worldwide grief: Death toll from coronavirus tops 1 million
NEW DELHI - Joginder Chaudhary was his parents' greatest pride, raised with the little they earned farming a half-acre plot in central India to become the first doctor from their village. For the coro...
Sep 28, 2020

U.S. misrepresented allegations against Meng Wanzhou to Canada: lawyer
VANCOUVER - The United States omitted and misstated facts when it shared allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou with Canadian officials ahead of her arrest in Vancouver, one of her lawyers ...
Sep 28, 2020
Interviews underway for TEAAM 2 Air Medical Base in PG
PRINCE GEORGE - They're still hopeful the funding will come, but they're hoping to build up their TEAAM 2 roster in the meantime."We have a really deep pool of applicants. It's been fantastic," said M...
Sep 28, 2020

SD 57 taking next step in concussion awareness for student athletes
As technology has developed over the years, so has the recognition and information surrounding concussions and they are more common than you think.For School District 57, for more than a year they hav...
Sep 28, 2020

Parents shouldn't needlessly worry about COVID-19 exposure at school: Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says rumours and misinformation should be replaced with facts when it comes to potential exposure to COVID-19 among students. Dr. Bonnie Henry i...
Sep 28, 2020

US official: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order
ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross says the 2020 census will end Oct. 5, despite a federal judge's ruling last week allowing the head count of every U.S. resident to continue throu...
Sep 28, 2020

Witset community marks one week in COVID-19 lockdown
WITSET FIRST NATION-A release posted on Facebook by the Witset First Nation, north of Smithers, says this past weekend marked a week into their lockdown to try and slow the spread of COVID-19 in their...
Sep 28, 2020