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Vancouver Whitecaps reward Canadian midfielder Russell Teibert with new contract
The Vancouver Whitecaps have rewarded Canadian midfielder Russell Teibert with a new contract that runs through 2023 with an option for 2024. The 27-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., celebrated his 2...
Jul 18, 2020

Bloc to back Liberals' bill extending wage subsidy, sending money to disabled
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says it'll support a bill to extend the federal emergency wage subsidy and make payments to people with disabilities to help with COVID-19 costs when the House of...
Jul 18, 2020

Health experts encourage creativity, social support as bars reopen across Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - After photos of crowded night clubs caught the attention of public health officials, the noisy downtown bar district in St. John's, N.L. was a more controlled scene than usual ...
Jul 18, 2020

Quebec becomes first province to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces
MONTREAL - Starting today, Quebec becomes the first province in Canada to require mask-wearing in all indoor public places. The new directive, which applies to people aged 12 and older, ...
Jul 18, 2020

Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready
OTTAWA - The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready. Procurement Minister An...
Jul 18, 2020

Disaster Financial Assistance available for those affected by landslides, flooding
PRINCE GEORGE - Disaster Financial Assistance has been authorized for landslides and major flooding in the Northeast region from June 14 to July 13. Disaster Financial Assistance is a provincial progr...
Jul 18, 2020

John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
ATLANTA - John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebr...
Jul 17, 2020

Boucher says he can feel the benefits of his newfound strength at practice
The knock against Chris Boucher has always been his slight stature. With long Inspector Gadget limbs on his six-foot-eight frame, the Toronto Raptors forward has always the ability to s...
Jul 17, 2020

Bees bouncing back after tough spring
The wet, cool spring has been a challenge for local beekeepers. "A lot of beekeepers lost bees this spring because it was cold and wet. And coming out of winter, the clusters were small. They just did...
Jul 17, 2020

Twolves women's basketball team adds size, versatility
PRINCE GEORGE - Another new face added today by the UNBC Timberwolves. The Women's Basketball Team announced the recruitment of Maggie Mowser, a 6-foot tall forward from Calgary.Head coach Sergey Shch...
Jul 17, 2020