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Calls for stricter action in B.C. with COVID-19 variants projected to climb into May
VANCOUVER - A math modelling expert says British Columbia is on track to see COVID-19 cases involving variants of concern start levelling off in late May, but he says stronger restrictions could impro...
Apr 09, 2021
'Nothing less than a giant': Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50
NEW YORK - DMX, the raspy hip-hop artist behind the songs "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" and "Party Up (Up in Here)" who had one of rap's most distinctive voices - literally and metaphorically - has died, acco...
Apr 09, 2021
Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined t...
Apr 09, 2021
QMJHL hopes to start playoffs later this month, while two WHL teams press pause
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced a playoff plan in the midst of a COVID-19 suspension for all Quebec-based teams on Friday, while two teams in the Western Hockey League are h...
Apr 09, 2021
Nurse, capturing the feeling of a nation, gets stuck in mud
BOSTON - Camille Coelho just wanted to take a stroll on the beach and look for some sea glass. Instead, the Massachusetts nurse ended up feeling the way so many have felt during the pandemic: she was ...
Apr 09, 2021
Canada's Bottcher heads into men's world curling playoffs on a winning note
CALGARY - Canada's Brendan Bottcher capped the preliminary round at the men's world curling championship with a 9-6 win over Germany and prepared for a playoff game later Friday. The host country fini...
Apr 09, 2021
Caitlyn Jenner considers run for California governor
LOS ANGELES - Caitlyn Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Her next step could be candidate for California governor. The 71-year-old longtime Re...
Apr 09, 2021
Canada beats Wales in soccer friendly but loses captain Christine Sinclair to injury
CARDIFF, United Kingdom - Canada blanked Wales 3-0, but lost captain Christine Sinclair to an injury in the fist half of a soccer friendly Friday. Sinclair, playing her first game for Canada in more t...
Apr 09, 2021
Ottawa Police Service clears RCMP officer who shot and killed Clyde River man
The Ottawa Police Service has cleared Nunavut RCMP in the shooting death of Abraham Natanine in Clyde River. Natanine, who was 31, was shot and killed by RCMP on May 5, 2020, after police responded to...
Apr 09, 2021
B.C. high school teacher in custody after being charged with child exploitation
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A teacher has been charged with child exploitation allegedly involving a female student at a high school in the Cariboo region of British Columbia.RCMP in 100 Mile House say 33-...
Apr 09, 2021