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N.L. and P.E.I. impose new travel restrictions, bursting the Atlantic bubble
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador are temporarily pulling out of the Atlantic bubble as COVID-19 cases rise in the region. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier A...
Nov 23, 2020
Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson announces he's not running for re-election next fall
Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson says he won't seek re-election next fall.Iveson, who is 41 and was first elected mayor in 2013, says in a social media post that he had only ever hoped to serve two terms in ...
Nov 23, 2020
In Italy, theatre reopens in town devastated by COVID
MILAN - In a signal of rebirth, the Donizetti theatre in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, reopened this weekend after three years of renovations. But the p...
Nov 23, 2020
Artists sing social anthems for United Nations anniversary
NASHVILLE - For Grammy-winning international star Angelique Kidjo, her artistry and her activism inform each other because music has the power to connect beyond skin colour, language or countries. "Mu...
Nov 23, 2020
US tells GM to recall nearly 6M trucks with Takata inflators
DETROIT - The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The decision announced Monday by...
Nov 23, 2020
EE Football Team raises almost one million dollars for Joey Moss Memorial Fund
EDMONTON - A memorial fund created for the late Joey Moss, a longtime locker-room attendant for the Edmonton Oilers and the EE Football Team, raised nearly one million dollars through a 50/50 raffle.T...
Nov 23, 2020
Alberta Liberal Party says leader, David Khan, stepping down to accept new job in law
CALGARY - The Alberta Liberal Party says its leader, David Khan, is stepping down.A news release from the party on Sunday evening says Khan is accepting a new job in law.It says the party's board of d...
Nov 23, 2020
Long-time association with GPRC results in huge donation
A local man says a long-time involvement with Grande Prairie Regional College led to his family making the largest individual donation the college has ever received.Paul and Coreen Evaskevich have don...
Nov 23, 2020
Asia Today: South Korea capital announces new virus controls
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Authorities in the South Korean capital on Monday announced a tightening of social distancing regulations, including shutting nightclubs, limiting service hours at restaura...
Nov 23, 2020
Tourists few, NY gift shops struggle but don't lose (heart)
NEW YORK - In souvenir shops from Times Square to the World Trade Center, shelves full of T-shirts and trinkets still (heart) New York. But the proprietors wonder when their customers will, again. The...
Nov 23, 2020