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BC Hydro says 240,000 customers hit by province's first winter storm
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says power has been restored for 99 per cent of customers affected by a fierce winter storm that brought heavy snow and strong winds to most of southern British Columbia this week...
Dec 23, 2020
Ontario Hockey League pushes back start of season again because of COVID-19
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has delayed the February start of its 2020-21 season.The OHL announced Wednesday the season will not start on Feb. 4, the date targeted earlier this year. Players w...
Dec 23, 2020
Christmas unites community after fire guts historic church
NEW YORK - At Christmases past, parishioners at Middle Collegiate in New York City rejoiced over gospel hymns, carols and soul tunes played on a Steinway piano that is now only metal and ashes after t...
Dec 23, 2020
Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says the COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. biotech firm Moderna is safe for use in Canada. The vaccine is the second to be greenlit in Canada, following the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on ...
Dec 23, 2020
Unusual world junior men's hockey championship set to open in Edmonton
A world junior men's hockey championship like no other opens Friday in Edmonton with zero spectators and teams walled off from the general public because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world under-20 t...
Dec 23, 2020
World junior men's hockey championship team capsules
A capsule look at the 10 countries competing in the 2021 world junior men's hockey championship Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 in Edmonton (ranked in order of 2020 finish). CANADA Half a dozen players return from ...
Dec 23, 2020
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods up 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain. The November gain i...
Dec 23, 2020
Supreme Court declines to hear bid for injunction in flight refund case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear a case about air passenger refunds for flights cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Air Passenger Rights organization wanted to challenge a Feder...
Dec 23, 2020
Goodbye 2020: A look at lessons learned, communities forged in a year like no other
There's little doubt that the momentous events of 2020 will leave indelible marks on many Canadians. The arrival of COVID-19 and its rapid spread touched practically every aspect of our lives, from pe...
Dec 23, 2020
Consumer spending drops 0.4%, first decline since April
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending fell 0.4% in November, the first decline since April, as Americans confronted a newly resurgent virus. The November decline followed a 0.3% gain in October and even...
Dec 23, 2020