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Janey becomes 1st woman, person of colour to be Boston mayor
Boston has a new mayor in Kim Janey, who became the city's first female and first person of colour to take the office Monday. Marty Walsh resigned Monday evening to become President Joe Biden's labour...
Mar 22, 2021
PHAC president given until Friday to explain why two scientists let go
OTTAWA - The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada has been given until the end of the week to explain why two Canadian government scientists were let go 18 months after being escorted from ...
Mar 22, 2021
Colombian town uses discipline, speakers to stay virus-free
CAMPOHERMOSO, Colombia - When customers enter his hardware store Nelson Avila asks them to wear a mask and wash their hands. He sprays alcohol over the bills and coins they give him before putting the...
Mar 22, 2021
GPRC Students' Association hopeful for return to campus in fall
The Grande Prairie Regional College Students' Association is hopeful their classmates will be given the opportunity to return to the classroom this coming fall.Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March...
Mar 22, 2021
NHL postpones Oilers-Canadiens game after two Habs added to COVID-19 list
MONTREAL - The NHL has postponed Monday night's game in Montreal between the Canadiens and the Edmonton Oilers, making it the first contest in the all-Canadian North Division to be shut down due to CO...
Mar 22, 2021
Family of Filipina woman wants accounting of her death in Montreal hospital
MONTREAL - The family of a woman who died in a Montreal-area hospital last month is calling on the coroner's office to investigate after troubling circumstances of her death came to light in a publish...
Mar 22, 2021
County of Grande Prairie records fourth COVID-19 fatality, City adds 13 new cases
A fourth person has died as a result of COVID-19 in the County of Grande Prairie. Alberta Health says the death reported to them was a male in his 70's, a case which included comorbidities. Along with...
Mar 22, 2021
Police responding to active shooter at Colorado supermarket
BOULDER, Colo. - Authorities in Colorado responded to what they said was an active shooter at a supermarket Monday. It's unclear if anyone has been injured, but a shirtless man with blood running down...
Mar 22, 2021
Elgin Baylor, Lakers great and aerialist pioneer, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES - Elgin Baylor changed the very direction of basketball when he joined the NBA and brought his vertical feats of athletic brilliance to a largely horizontal game. He filled scoresheets and...
Mar 22, 2021
Federal, Quebec governments to spend $826 million to expand high-speed internet
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - For the second week in a row, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared a stage with Premier Francois Legault Monday as they made a joint funding announcement aimed at improving acce...
Mar 22, 2021