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Magnitude 4.0 earthquake hits near High Prairie
Earthquakes Canada is reporting that a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 31 kilometers southeast of High Prairie at 8:58 p.m. on Monday night.Earthquakes Canada says there are no current reports of any ...
Jun 8, 2020
Hubert Gagnon, who played Homer Simpson in Quebec version of show, dies at 73
MONTREAL - For generations of Quebec viewers, the bumbling, doughnut-loving cartoon dad Homer Simpson didn't speak with the American accent of voice actor Dan Castellaneta, but rather the&nb...
Jun 8, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:15 p.m. on June 8, 2020: There are 96,244 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,047 confirmed (includ...
Jun 8, 2020
Canadian Felicia (Feenom) Spencer makes basic purse of US$125,000 in UFC 250 loss
Canadian Felicia (Feenom) Spencer made a basic purse of US$125,000 for her loss by decision Saturday to featherweight champion Amanda (Lioness) Nunes at UFC 250. Nunes, who also holds the UFC bantamwe...
Jun 8, 2020
RCMP burnout may be adding to Nunavut policing problems: territory's top cop
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The head of the RCMP in Nunavut says she's trying to find ways to bring police and Inuit together. But Chief Supt. Amanda Jones says officer burnout in small detachments with big so...
Jun 8, 2020
County of Grande Prairie adds one new case of COVID-19 Monday
The province has confirmed one new active case of COVID-19 in the County of Grande Prairie in the last 48 hours, bringing the total number of cases to seven, with six recovered and one active. Two pre...
Jun 8, 2020
Six injured following trailer explosion at Slave Lake campground
Six people were injured on Monday morning following a trailer explosion at Marten River Provincial Campground in Slave Lake.Slave Lake RCMP say that emergency crews were dispatched at 7:00 a.m. and tr...
Jun 8, 2020
Thousands mourn George Floyd in Texas amid calls for reform
HOUSTON - The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd drew thousands of mourners Monday to a church in his native Houston, as his death two weeks ago continues to stoke protests in A...
Jun 8, 2020
U Sports cancellation gives CFL, commissioner Ambrosie more to consider
TORONTO - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie and the CFL have yet another issue to consider. U Sports, Canadian university sport's governing body, announced Monday the cancellation of six fall nati...
Jun 8, 2020
Raptors Uprising star Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey named player of the month
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey scored another first Monday when he was named the NBA 2K League's player of the month for May. Hailey is the first Raptors U...
Jun 8, 2020