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Canada's Natalie Achonwa earns WNBA's Dawn Staley Community Leadership award
NEW YORK - Legendary Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw says one of the first words that comes to mind about Canada's Natalie Achonwa is leader. The Fighting Irish grad and fo...
Jul 24, 2020

Tam to young people: stop spreading COVID-19, don't infect parents, elders
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is doubling down on warnings to young Canadians to stop fuelling the spread of the novel coronavirus. Tam delivered that pre-weekend ...
Jul 24, 2020

Electric Vehicle charging station use takes climb after seeing a drop early in pandemic
VANCOUVER-While the use of public Electric Vehicle charging stations dropped at the beginning of the pandemic, things are looking up.According to BC Hydro in February, pre-pandemic, there were more th...
Jul 24, 2020

Depp's lawyers play video showing Heard 'attacked' sister
LONDON - Johnny Depp's lawyers in his libel suit against a British tabloid that labeled the actor a "wife beater" displayed video footage in a London courtroom Friday that they claim shows his ex-wife...
Jul 24, 2020

Cost of keeping some civil servants home for COVID-19 could exceed $600 million
OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog says the federal government lost at least $439 million so far this year in productivity through a policy that allows civil servants to stay home, with pay, during eme...
Jul 24, 2020

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was released Friday after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to prison from home confinement as retaliation for his plan to release a b...
Jul 24, 2020

Edmonton man recalls comforting victims of fatal sightseeing bus rollover
Ahad Saheem and his friend were taking pictures and drinking cold, clean water from the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park when they heard a loud noise behind them. A red-and-white&nb...
Jul 24, 2020

Yukon man goes missing while visiting Smithers
SMITHERS - Mounties in Smithers are seeking the public's help in locating a person not seen since yesterday (July 23).The Smithers RCMP say that Roy Pawluck was travelling with this daughter from Whit...
Jul 24, 2020

Blue Jays to play most home games in Buffalo during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will play most of their home games at their top minor-league affiliate's stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. this season. The Blue Jays announced the decision Frida...
Jul 24, 2020

Canadian Jesse (The Body Snatcher) Ronson looks forward to UFC return
Six years after his last UFC fight, Canadian Jesse (The Body Snatcher) Ronson is back. The 34-year-old from London, Ont., moves up a weight class to take on Danish welterweight Nicolas (Lokomotivo) Da...
Jul 24, 2020