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New study is first full list of species that only exist in Canada
OTTAWA - For the first time, Canadian biologists have come up with a list of plants, insects and animals that don't exist in any other country and many of them are in danger of extinction if they have...
Jun 04, 2020

NewsAlert: New Brunswick reports first COVID-19 death
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick public health officials are reporting the province's first death from COVID-19. In social media posts, the family of a man in his 80s who had been ...
Jun 04, 2020

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran, en route home
WASHINGTON - A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and is on his way home aboard a Swiss government aircraft, U.S. officials said Thursday. The U.S. special envoy for ...
Jun 04, 2020

Brees says he 'completely missed the mark' in flag comments
NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees apologized Thursday for comments that were "insensitive and completely missed the mark" when he reiterated his opposition to Colin Kaepernick's kneeling during the national an...
Jun 04, 2020

Local yoga studio taking COVID-19 precautions as it welcomes back students
PRINCE GEORGE-Slowly but surely, things are beginning to open back up as B.C. continues on the path of its restart plan.Locally, some yoga studios have already opened their doors, with Chinook Yoga be...
Jun 04, 2020

United Way and PWB provide hand sanitizer to non-profits on the frontlines
PRINCE GEORGE-The United Way of Northern B.C. (UWNBC) and Pacific Western Brewing are joining forces to distribute hand sanitizer to non-profit agencies working on the frontlines with the most vulnera...
Jun 04, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Jun 04, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on June 4, 2020: There are 93,085 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 51,884 confirmed (includ...
Jun 04, 2020

RCMP to provide update today on investigation into mass killing in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP are expected to provide an update today on their investigation into the mass killing in April that claimed the lives of 22 victims. It's been more than a month sin...
Jun 04, 2020

Officer shot, 2nd slashed in Brooklyn hours into NYC curfew
NEW YORK - A police officer was shot and a second one slashed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, hours after a curfew that was intended to quell unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, police said....
Jun 03, 2020