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'A little different': Vancouver 'micro-weddings' help couples during COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Nikki Alexis and Roni Jones originally imagined their September wedding would include 100 people, including friends and family, and a large celebration. The COVID-19 pandemic changed ...
Jun 20, 2020
'A little different': Vancouver 'micro-weddings' help couples during COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Nikki Alexis and Roni Jones originally imagined their September wedding would include 100 people, including friends and family, and a large celebration. The COVID-19 pandemic changed ...
Jun 20, 2020
Raptors Uprising down Kings Guard Gaming to win NBA 2K League Tipoff Tournament
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC, yet to lose this season, swept Kings Guard Gaming on Friday night to win the NBA 2K League's US$160,000 Tipoff tournament. The Raptors, the class of the league this...
Jun 19, 2020
AP source: MLB spring training sites close amid virus worry
Every team in Major League Baseball will shut its spring training camp over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, a move that came in the wake of the Philadelphia Phillies announcing five players h...
Jun 19, 2020
Canadian Armed Forces members at risk of COVID-19 while on duty to get extra pay
OTTAWA - The federal government is going to pay a bonus to Canadian Armed Forces members at risk of exposure to COVID-19 because of their duties. National Defence says troops deployed to long-ter...
Jun 19, 2020
US attorney who oversaw cases of Trump allies steps down
WASHINGTON - The U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of President Donald Trump and an investigation into Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is resigning from his post, officials sa...
Jun 19, 2020
MLB tells players at most 60 games; 50 or fewer possible
NEW YORK - The players' association was told by Major League Baseball on Friday that teams will not agree to more than 60 games in the pandemic-delayed season, leaving open the possibility of an even ...
Jun 19, 2020
Administration drops secrecy posture on small business aid
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has abruptly dropped its insistence on secrecy for a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program for small businesses. The administration announced Friday it will p...
Jun 19, 2020
White House announces plans for July 4th celebration
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is moving ahead with a lower-key "Salute to America" celebration this year on July Fourth, despite concerns from some lawmakers about the crowds the event could gen...
Jun 19, 2020
Coastal Fire Centre peels back bans on burn barrels & fireworks
NANAIMO - A series of measures which successfully limited human-caused wildfires are now being rescinded by the Coastal Fire Centre.A ban on category two and three fires initially went in place in Apr...
Jun 19, 2020