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Leafs respond after back-to-back poor showings with 4-0 victory over Penguins
TORONTO - After two listless, disheartening performances, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe wanted to see "signs of life" from his team. It's only one game, but Toronto delivered. Jake Mu...
Feb 20, 2020
Survey to help guide funding, community discussion about homelessness in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An upcoming point-in-time count will help paint an accurate picture of homelessness and poverty in Nanaimo and the mid island. Several hundred people experiencing homelessness in the city ar...
Feb 20, 2020 Those experiencing homelessness will fill out surveys at an event on March 12 and also receive the services they need.(submitted/United Way)
China reports further fall in new virus cases, 118 deaths
BEIJING - China reported a further fall in new virus cases to 889 on Friday as health officials expressed optimism over containment of the outbreak that has caused more than 2,200 deaths and is spread...
Feb 20, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Woman returning from Iran has COVID-19 in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Another case of the coronavirus has been diagnosed in British Columbia. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says a woman in her 30s has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after retur...
Feb 20, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Woman returning from Iran has COVID-19 in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Another case of the coronavirus has been diagnosed in British Columbia. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says a woman in her 30s has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after retur...
Feb 20, 2020
China's virus centre vows no patient unchecked as cases fall
BEIJING - Inspectors in protective suits went door-to-door Wednesday in the epicenter of China's viral outbreak to try to find every infected person in an epidemic that is showing signs of waning as n...
Feb 20, 2020
Tennessee man to be electrocuted for killing fellow inmate
NASHVILLE - A Tennessee inmate is scheduled to die in the state's electric chair Thursday, becoming the fifth convict in the past 16 months to choose electrocution over lethal injection, the state's p...
Feb 20, 2020
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League delays vote on proposed fighting ban
DORVAL, Que. - Fighting still is permitted in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, at least for the time being. Unable to reach a consensus at their assembly of members on Thursday, QMJHL ...
Feb 20, 2020
TV analyst? Spokesman? Freed ex-governor goes job hunting
CHICAGO - Job wanted: Ex-governor and ex-con with strong speaking skills and good hair seeking employment. Fresh out of prison thanks to a commutation this week from President Donald Trump, former Ill...
Feb 20, 2020
1 trillion euros: EU leaders get into big fight over budget
BRUSSELS - European leaders argued into the early hours of Friday about how to spend and share some 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) over the next seven years. Their first summit since Britain quit th...
Feb 20, 2020