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Pandemic politics: N.B. Tories seek stability and secure majority win
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. - Voters in New Brunswick delivered a majority win to Premier Blaine Higgs on Monday, effectively endorsing his decision to call a snap election in the middle of the COVID-1...
Sep 15, 2020
COVID-19 controls tightened as cases rise and possible second wave looms
VICTORIA - The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments cautiously monitoring daily infection rates as economies restart and students return to school. A&...
Sep 15, 2020
Alleged mass shooter Matthew Raymond goes on trial today in Fredericton
FREDERICTON - The murder trial for a Fredericton man charged in the 2018 fatal shootings of four people in the New Brunswick capital begins today. Matthew Raymond faces four counts of first-degre...
Sep 15, 2020
COVID-19 controls tightened as cases rise and possible second wave looms
VICTORIA - The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments cautiously monitoring daily infection rates as economies restart and students return to school. A&...
Sep 15, 2020
City Council rejects George Street location for new cannabis store
PRINCE GEORGE - After much deliberation, City Council came to a split vote decision resulting in the denied temporary use permit for Epik Products Inc.The original recommendation from City Administrat...
Sep 14, 2020
Stars on to Stanley Cup Final after 3-2 OT win over Vegas
EDMONTON - Denis Gurianov scored on a one-timer during a power play 3:36 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Monday night to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for t...
Sep 14, 2020
Vancouver mayor to introduce housing program aimed at middle-income earners
Vancouver's mayor is set to introduce a new housing program that he says would allow middle-income earners to own homes in neighbourhoods where they've been priced out. In a media release, Kennedy Ste...
Sep 14, 2020
The latest on the New Brunswick provincial election
FREDERICTON - Here is the latest news on the New Brunswick election. All times local. --- 8:00 p.m. Almost all polls have closed in the New Brunswick election. Technical glitches at some polling ...
Sep 14, 2020
B.C. reports six deaths, 317 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday
VICTORIA - British Columbia has had 317 additional cases of COVID-19 and six more people have died since Friday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 1,595 cases are active in the...
Sep 14, 2020
Grays claim Spruce City Fastball Championship in first year
It's not often an expansion franchise in any league has immediate success.Professionally just 2 years ago the Vegas Golden Knights made the Stanley Cup Finals.However, for the FFR Glass Grays, they to...
Sep 14, 2020