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Vinyl records surge during pandemic, keeping sales spinning
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Vinyl record sales surged during the pandemic as music lovers fattened their collections, and audio cassettes began a comeback as well, keeping business spinning at record store...
Jun 08, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12:15 p.m. New Brunswick is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the new case involves a person in the...
Jun 08, 2021

Manitobans fully immunized against COVID-19 will be exempt from self-isolation rule
WINNIPEG - Manitobans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon be able to travel within Canada without having to self-isolate upon returning to the province. Premier Brian Pallister says ne...
Jun 08, 2021

CFL board of governors to hold call Monday where they could vote on 2021 season start
TORONTO - The CFL's board of governors could be providing some much-needed clarity on the 2021 season next week. A league official said the board will hold a conference call Monday, at which time leag...
Jun 08, 2021

Bianca Andreescu, coach Sylvain Bruneau part ways after 'amazing' run
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu and her longtime coach are parting ways. Andreescu wrote on Twitter that she and coach Sylvain Bruneau have mutually decided to end their "incredible coaching rel...
Jun 08, 2021

Nanaimo RCMP nab impaired driver after highway hit and run
NANAIMO - Police made short work of an impaired driver who fled the scene after an evening hit and run.Emergency crews attended a scene on the Nanaimo Parkway near Mostar Rd. around 7:15 p.m. on Monda...
Jun 08, 2021

US job openings surge to record 9.3 million in April
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted a record 9.3 million job openings in April with the U.S. economy reopening at break-neck speed. The number of job openings soared 12% from the 8.3 million count...
Jun 08, 2021

Most Canadians say church to blame for residential-school tragedies: poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests two-thirds of Canadians believe the churches that ran residential schools should bear responsibility for the abuses against children, including deaths, that happened the...
Jun 08, 2021

Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's conviction upheld
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - U.N. appeals judges have upheld the convictions of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for genocide and other offenses during Bosnia's 1992-95 war and confirm...
Jun 08, 2021

French leader Macron is slapped during visit to small town
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face by a man during a visit to a small town in southeast France. Macron's office on Tuesday confirmed a video that is widely circ...
Jun 08, 2021