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Students applying for StudentAid B.C. will be assessed for B.C. Access Grant: New supports for student
VICTORIA-Applications for StudentAid B.C., along with the new non-repayable B.C. Access Grant are now open.The upfront grant, along with new funding for students with disabilities, expanded open educa...
Jul 16, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, July 16
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on July 16, 2020:There are 108,829 confirmed cases in Canada._ Quebec: 56,859 confirmed (including 5,636 deaths, 26,097 resolve...
Jul 16, 2020
Used to playing through aches and illness, NHLers know COVID-19 is different
Dave Tippett remembers keeping injuries from trainers on numerous occasions during his playing days. A cracked bone? Good to go. What about a sore shoulder? No problem. It's well-known NHLers bat...
Jul 16, 2020
Matthews, MacKinnon, O'Reilly named finalists for NHL's Lady Byng award
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and St. Louis Blues centre Ryan O'Reilly are the three finalists for the 2019-20 Lady Byng Memori...
Jul 16, 2020
Update: Power restored to close to 1,200 customers on the Hart
PRINCE GEORGE - Update: Power has been restored to BC Hydro customers on the Hart. Crews continue to work on the outage north of Giscome Road.Earlier: A power outage this morning on the Hart.According...
Jul 16, 2020
'Extremely fortunate' no one killed in six-vehicle crash west of Sicamous: RCMP
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Police say wreckage from a six-vehicle crash that closed the Trans-Canada Highway west of Sicamous, B.C., was cleared away by Thursday. The RCMP in Sicamous and Salmon Arm ...
Jul 16, 2020
Manitoba judge points to systemic issues in Indigenous woman's killing
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge sentencing a young man for beating his own mother to death has denounced systemic issues the judge says leave Indigenous people at risk. "The ruin of the First Na...
Jul 16, 2020
Ousted Green candidate says he is sorry for comment but insists it was not racist
OTTAWA - The Green party has shown the door to one of its leadership candidates, saying several of his recent comments do not align with the party's values on diversity. Dylan Perceval-Maxwell wa...
Jul 16, 2020
Ryan, Lindblom, Johns named finalists for 2020 Bill Masterton Trophy
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan, Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom and Dallas Stars defenceman Stephen Johns are the for the 2020 Bill Masterton Trophy. The award is given ...
Jul 16, 2020
Struggling boutique gyms navigate unique COVID-19 pandemic challenges
TORONTO - Amy Aldrich-Witt peered up at the threatening clouds on a recent early morning in Toronto. "Hopefully the rain holds off," she said. The 32-year-old owner of Delta Train Liberty Vi...
Jul 16, 2020