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Canada's Henderson withdraws from Portland Classic due to poor air quality
PORTLAND, Ore. - Canada's Brooke Henderson withdrew from the LPGA Tour's Cambia Portland Classic on Monday due to poor air quality. Henderson told The Canadian Press that she was withdrawing shortly a...
Sep 14, 2020
Quebec Student Sports Federation cancels fall university sports due to COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Quebec Student Sports Federation has cancelled university sports for the fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Universities are permitted activities with another school in cross-c...
Sep 14, 2020
Office furniture shortages loom as Canadians stay home this fall
OTTAWA - Canadians should brace for a shortage of office furniture, such as desks and chairs, as people continue to study and work from home this fall. Ikea Canada spokeswoman Kristin Newbigging says ...
Sep 14, 2020
Canadian Eugenie Bouchard earns wild card into French Open after Istanbul final
PARIS - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard has received a wild card into the main draw of the French Open after reaching the final of the Istanbul Tennis Championship on Sunday. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que.,...
Sep 14, 2020
Ministers warn COVID-19 researchers anew of threat of foreign actors
OTTAWA - A trio of federal cabinet minister is warning COVID-19 researchers to take additional precautions to protect their efforts from thieves and vandals. The statement today says the federal gover...
Sep 14, 2020
British Columbia first province to roll out early detection lung cancer screening program
VICTORIA-British Columbians at high risk of lung cancer will soon have the ability to receive early detection screening.The provincial government has invested in a new lung cancer screening program of...
Sep 14, 2020
Daimler AG to pay $1.5B to settle emissions cheating probes
WASHINGTON - Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations, off...
Sep 14, 2020
Program aids northern businesses integrate into digital age as pandemic speeds up process
PRINCE GEORGE-A program to help maintain or expand small businesses into the digital economy is being funded by $254,000 from InnovativeBC (IBC) and Western Economic Diversification (WD) through the I...
Sep 14, 2020
As fires rage and storms churn, climate and U.S. campaign on collision course
WASHINGTON - Climate change and presidential politics are again on a collision course in the United States. Joe Biden is taking the climate-crisis fight to Donald Trump as ferocious wildfires rage up ...
Sep 14, 2020
As fires rage and storms churn, climate and U.S. campaign on collision course
WASHINGTON - Climate change and presidential politics are again on a collision course in the United States. Joe Biden is taking the climate-crisis fight to Donald Trump as ferocious wildfires rage up ...
Sep 14, 2020