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Alberta RCMP reminding Albertans to stay safe while out on the water
Alberta RCMP are reminding Albertan's travelling to lakes and rivers throughout the summer to stay safe and be cautious while on the water.Mounties say from January 2016 until July 2020, there were 67...
Aug 9, 2020
Conservative leader race "far tighter than people would believe," says Warkentin
Voting in the Conservative Party of Canada's leadership race is open until August 21.Grande Mackenzie MP Chris Warkentin says pandemic restrictions have meant challenges."I guess most of it having bee...
Aug 9, 2020
Parents, teachers press Quebec to revise back-to-school plan amid COVID-19
MONTREAL - For Politimi Karounis, August is usually spent buying new backpacks, pencils and notebooks for her two elementary school-aged children as they excitedly prepare to reunite with friends and ...
Aug 9, 2020
Masks in class? Many questions as Germans go back to school
BERLIN - Masks during class, masks only in the halls, no masks at all. Distance when possible, no distance within same-grade groups, no distance at all. As Germany's 16 states start sending millions o...
Aug 9, 2020
Black Nova Scotia man 'overjoyed' as struggle for land title moves forward
HALIFAX - Christopher Downey finished building his home in 2002 on a parcel of land in North Preston, N.S., that has been in his family for generations. But it was only in late July tha...
Aug 9, 2020
University of Victoria and women's rowing coach sued over alleged verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - A former member of the University of Victoria's varsity women's rowing team is suing the head coach and the university over allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment. A s...
Aug 9, 2020
University of Victoria and women's rowing coach sued over alleged verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - A former member of the University of Victoria's varsity women's rowing team is suing the head coach and the university over allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment. A s...
Aug 9, 2020
5 Blue Jays pitchers combine on 4-hitter, beat Red Sox 2-1
BOSTON - Five Toronto pitchers combined on a four-hitter and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning on a groundout, lifting the Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Sa...
Aug 8, 2020
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
TOKYO - The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a...
Aug 8, 2020
Canadian featherweight Gavin Tucker looks impressive in UFC win in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Canadian featherweight Gavin Tucker looked impressive in stopping Justin (The Guitar Hero) Jaynes in the third round on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. The 34-year-old from Ship Cove, N.L...
Aug 8, 2020