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Raptors execs Ujiri, Webster in it for long haul, living bubble life with team
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri has hosted a couple of virtual tours from the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World. He first took viewers on a walk through the Raptors' hotel floor that was plas...
Jul 23, 2020
Rise in new cases a ‘wake up call’ for province: Dr. Hinshaw
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says ballooning COVID-19 numbers in the province are worrying and should serve as a wake-up call for those who are no longer practising physical di...
Jul 23, 2020
COVID-19 tracing app starts beta testing after three-week delay
OTTAWA - A Canadian smartphone app meant to warn users if they've been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 is now in beta testing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in ...
Jul 23, 2020
Three new cases of COVID-19 in M.D. of Greenview, two in City of Grande Prairie
Coming on the back of 8,222 tests processed on Wednesday, Alberta added 114 new cases of COVID-19 for July 22.Among those new cases were two new cases added in the City of Grande Prairie, while three ...
Jul 23, 2020
Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has cancelled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a "flare-up" of the coronavirus. Co...
Jul 23, 2020
Nitehawk officially names Johnathan Clarkson new General Manager
Longtime Assistant General Manager of Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park Johnathan Clarkson has officially been named as the General Manager of Nitehawk.Clarkson has been with the Nitehawk organizatio...
Jul 23, 2020
Disabled Canadians struggle to be paired with service animals amid pandemic
If the past three months without a service dog have been a challenge for Ann Moxley, the next year seems poised to be a struggle. The Victoria resident, who lives with physical disabilities, used to r...
Jul 23, 2020
Canada's travel rules unfair to first-year foreign students, U.S. parents say
WASHINGTON - Parents of students in the United States who hoped to begin their university studies in Canada this fall are frantically trying to convince the federal government to relax rules...
Jul 23, 2020
Movie theatres implore studios: Release the blockbusters
NEW YORK - A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, "Jaws" set the blueprint. Concentrate marketing. Open wide....
Jul 23, 2020
Bus driver with one eye wins discrimination case; judge nixes licence rule
TORONTO - A city bus driver whose licence was revoked after she lost her eye to cancer has won her battle to have the relevant provincial regulations declared unconstitutional. In her ruling this...
Jul 23, 2020