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Statistics Canada hires locals in First Nations to collect census amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is hiring local enumerators for the 2021 census in Indigenous, remote and northern communities to avoid outsiders needing to visit during the pandemic. Geoff Bowlby, directo...
Apr 09, 2021
Buffalo Bisons head to New Jersey to start season, opening door for Toronto Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bisons will relocate to Trenton, N.J., for the start of the 2021 season, clearing the path for the Toronto Blue Jays to return to the home of their triple-A affiliate. The ...
Apr 09, 2021
Rowers return to St. John's lake, organizers hopeful historic regatta will too
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - There will be rowers gliding across Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's this summer, but it's not yet known if they'll be able to compete in the city's historic regatta. In a lakeside boa...
Apr 09, 2021
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
LONDON - Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has die...
Apr 09, 2021
Toronto Raptors waive guard Patrick McCaw, a member of 2019 championship team
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have waived guard Patrick McCaw.The 25-year-old McCaw has been limited to five games this season because of a knee injury.McCaw signed with the Raptors in January 2019 an...
Apr 09, 2021
Wholesale prices up 1% in March, energy leads the way again
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Wholesale prices jumped again in March pushed by another big increase in energy prices, the government reported Friday. The Labor Department's producer price index, which measures...
Apr 09, 2021
Canadians react to Prince Philip's death, announced Friday
Prince Philip has died at age 99. Buckingham Palace said the Duke of Edinburgh passed away at home. Here's what Canadian public figures are saying about the Queen's husband: "Prince Philip was a man o...
Apr 09, 2021
A look at some of the trips Prince Philip made to Canada over the last seven decades.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The Queen and Prince Philip have lavished much attention on Canada over their lives, each visiting the country more...
Apr 09, 2021
Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs
MINNEAPOLIS - George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, medical experts testified at former Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial, emphatically re...
Apr 09, 2021
Rioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Belfast
BELFAST, United Kingdom - Gangs of youths threw stones and fireworks at police in Belfast who hit back with water cannons as violence flared again on the streets of Northern Ireland. Unrest has erupte...
Apr 09, 2021