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2 arrested in slaying of Michigan guard over face mask order
FLINT, Mich. - Two men were arrested Friday in the fatal shooting of a security guard who demanded a woman wear a mask while shopping at a store. Genesee County authorities said Ramonyea Bishop, 23, w...
May 08, 2020
Tekashi 6ix9ine releases new video from home confinement
NEW YORK - Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine lit up social media on Friday, releasing a new song and video created during his home confinement just weeks after being freed from a Manhattan federal lockup over co...
May 08, 2020
Bichette weighs in on South Korean baseball, empty stadiums and Jays' excitement level
With a few pro leagues resuming play around the globe, Major League Baseball fans are getting a glimpse of how things might look if big-league games return after this ext...
May 08, 2020
Feds reject eight million N95 masks from a single distributor
OTTAWA - The federal government has suspended shipments of N95 respirators from a Montreal-based supplier after about eight million of the masks made in China failed to meet specifications. ...
May 08, 2020
Confirmed COVID-19 cases drop on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - There are less cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island than previously reported by government officials. The ministry of health said in a release two cases were removed from the Vancouver Isla...
May 08, 2020
Peer pressure, public messaging will affect behaviour when rules loosen: experts
TORONTO - Peer pressure and public messaging will influence Canadians' ability and willingness to maintain safe behaviours as restrictions around COVID-19 begin to loosen, some experts say a...
May 08, 2020
First Nation, Metis, Inuit leaders concerned about Indigenous COVID-19 outbreaks
OTTAWA - First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders are raising concern about a growing number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities and say it's getting harder to find the money an...
May 08, 2020
Huge job losses in B.C. indicate a 'hard road ahead': finance minister
VANCOUVER - The retail, food and restaurant sectors are calling for more help in the wake of new job numbers that show B.C. lost about 264,000 jobs in April. New unemployment data from Statistics Cana...
May 08, 2020
Federal settlement for thalidomide survivors gets court's approval
OTTAWA - A federal judge has locked in a compensation program for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. Thalidomide was approved in Canada to treat morning sickness in pre...
May 08, 2020
Office highrise elevators COVID pinch point; long line-ups and delays feared
TORONTO - As tens of thousands of Canadian workers start preparing for a post-lockdown return to their offices, elevators have become a hot-button issue amid concerns about the potential for long line...
May 08, 2020