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Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, 'mild' symptoms
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing "mild symptoms," the White House announced Tuesday. She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden...
Aug 16, 2022
ESPN's Stephen A Smith has memoir coming in January 2023
NEW YORK (AP) - Dallas Cowboy fans be warned: ESPN's Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year. 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books, announced Tuesday that Smith's "Straight Shooter: A Memoir of...
Aug 16, 2022
Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca announces run for Vaughan mayor
Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca said Tuesday he has entered the race for Vaughan mayor in the October municipal election. In a news release, he said his campaign will focus on stemming t...
Aug 16, 2022
MPs to hear more testimony about alleged political meddling in N.S. shooting probe
OTTAWA - Two of the people behind an accusation of political interference in the investigation of the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia will be before a House of Commons committee Tuesday. RCMP ...
Aug 16, 2022
One in four border officers witnessed discrimination by colleagues: internal report
OTTAWA - One-quarter of front line employees surveyed at Canada's border agency said they had directly witnessed a colleague discriminate against a traveller in the previous two years. Of these respon...
Aug 16, 2022
Green Canadian hydrogen not an immediate solution to Germany's energy worries
OTTAWA - Some energy experts warn a deal to sell Canadian hydrogen to Germany will serve as only a small, far-off and expensive part of the solution to Europe's energy crisis. German Chancellor Olaf S...
Aug 16, 2022
Statistics Canada to release July inflation reading this morning
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to release July's inflation data this morning. Economists believe the inflation rate may have already peaked given the recent drop in gas prices, which fuelled M...
Aug 16, 2022
Hall opts not to run in next election
PRINCE GEORGE - It was with great emotion that Mayor Lyn Hall announced he would not be seeking re-election in the pending municipal election.Hall started his political career as a School Board Truste...
Aug 15, 2022
Murray, Shapovalov advance in Cincinnati Open
MASON, Ohio (AP) - Andy Murray pulled out a 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 win over Stan Wawrinka on Monday in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in a matchup of three-time Grand Slam champions try...
Aug 15, 2022
Sloppy Blue Jays beaten up by surging Orioles 7-3
TORONTO - Not even the return of leadoff hitter George Springer could pull the Toronto Blue Jays out of their August funk. Springer returned after a 10-day stint on the disabled list with a right elbo...
Aug 15, 2022