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269 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, including 5 more in Northern Health
VICTORIA - Two-hundred and sixty-nine new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including five more in Northern Health.Those new cases occurred over a three day period: 109 cases from Friday to Saturday, 81 from...
Aug 24, 2020

76ers fire Brett Brown after being swept out of playoffs
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Brett Brown on Monday, a day after his seventh season ended in a post-season sweep. The 76ers were 43-30 this season and had woefully underachieved in...
Aug 24, 2020

Report: Argonauts quarteback Bethel-Thompson opting out of CFL contract
Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson reportedly is opting out of his CFL contract. Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network reported Monday that Bethel-Thompson was opting out of his ...
Aug 24, 2020

Local virus cases in Gaza raise fears of a wider outbreak
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Authorities in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced the first coronavirus cases spread through the community, raising fears of a potentially devastating outbreak in the imp...
Aug 24, 2020

Theatre Northwest shortens their season
.PRINCE GEORGE - Due to the COVID 19, the number of productions has been cut from 4 to 2, beginning with the comedy "Mom's the word" next April. The other production, "The Marvelous Wonderettes" is a ...
Aug 24, 2020

National Guard called out after police shoot Black man
KENOSHA, Wis. - Wisconsin's governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests Monday after the police shooting of a Black man under murky circumstances turned Kenosha ...
Aug 24, 2020

B.C. announces children's complex care transition facility in Vancouver
VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia with extraordinary health needs that require complex care are to receive support at a single site scheduled to open in Vancouver. Health Minister Adri...
Aug 24, 2020

Corps: Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A proposed gold and copper mine at the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska would cause "unavoidable adverse impacts," the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer...
Aug 24, 2020

One year out from Games, Dixon says Paralympic athletes thrive in adversity
Stephanie Dixon had a simple message to Canada's Paralympic athletes one year out from the Tokyo Games: You've got this. Like the Olympics, the Paralympics were pushed back a year due to COVID-19...
Aug 24, 2020

Gun-control reforms passed last year might not be fully in place until 2022: memo
OTTAWA - An internal government note says several federal gun-control measures that received royal assent over a year ago, including expanded background checks, might not come into effect before ...
Aug 24, 2020