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Macaroni and breath mints: pandemic puts strange things in N.L. Halloween bags
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Boxes of Kraft Dinner. Erasers. A fistful of loose mints. These are just some of the unorthodox treats that landed in kids' trick-or-treat bags in Newfoundland and Labrador this Hal...
Nov 02, 2020
Work by folk artist Maud Lewis featured in this year's holiday season stamps
OTTAWA - Canada Post is using three colourful and festive scenes painted by Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis for its holiday season stamps this year. The agency announced the choice of the works by ...
Nov 02, 2020
House of Commons ethics committee makes third try at launching WE-related probe
OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee is making a third attempt at examining conflicts of interest in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, after two tries to probe Prime Minist...
Nov 02, 2020
UCP creates ads to retort NDP claims of plan to sell parks
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are reaching deep into pop music's memory bank hoping that their messages about the province's parks stick in people's ears.The United Conservative government released a...
Nov 02, 2020
Bail set at $2m for teen accused in Wisconsin shootings
Bail was set at $2 million on Monday for a 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two men and wounding a third during an August protest in Kenosha, after the father of one of the victims told th...
Nov 02, 2020
Awareness campaigns go in Grande Prairie to mark Family Violence Prevention month
November is Family Violence Prevention Month, and IMPACT Grande Prairie is using the month to raise awareness and educate the public on domestic and sexual violence, and the available supports for vic...
Nov 02, 2020
Dean, Drysdale, Buck, Shulman, Michaels up for Frick Award
NEW YORK - The late Hall of Fame pitchers Dizzy Dean and Don Drysdale are candidates for the Hall's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, along with Fox's Joe Buck, ESPN's Dan S...
Nov 02, 2020
Raptors' Engelbrecht: Every draft prospect has unique pandemic challenges
TORONTO - It's the longest pre-draft year in NBA history, stretching now into its 17th month. So long, that for the first time in his NBA career, Patrick Engelbrecht is still scouting draft pros...
Nov 02, 2020
Construction of the Montrose skating oval underway
Construction on the family skating rink next to the Montrose Cultural Centre is underway. The rink was first opened in late January of 2019 and was built as a place for families to skate and enjoy the...
Nov 02, 2020
Bill introduced to provide businesses with direct access to rent relief
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced a long-awaited bill to provide businesses with direct access to emergency rent relief - almost a month after announcing the new measure. The bill would a...
Nov 02, 2020