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F1 hopes to start season with double-header in Austria
PARIS - Formula One hopes to finally start the season with a double-header in the naturally isolated environment around the venue for the Austrian Grand Prix. Despite the first 10 races having been ca...
May 02, 2020
St. Jude music therapists organize backyard jams for kids
Amy Love had to leave the Memphis hospital where she brings music to severely ill children - she and other support staff couldn't take the risk of spreading COVID-19 to these frail patients. But she w...
May 02, 2020
'More vital now:' Gay-straight alliances go virtual during COVID-19 pandemic
CALGARY - Lily Overacker and Laurell Pallot start each gay-straight alliance meeting with everyone introducing themselves, saying their pronouns and sharing highs and lows of the week. Except lat...
May 02, 2020
Invasive plants under attack at pair of collection events in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - People hoping to properly get rid of damaging invasive plants free of charge are in luck.The City of Nanaimo is marking Invasive Plant Awareness Month in the province by hosting a pair of dr...
May 02, 2020 Numerous clusters of Scotch Broom are visible at Linley Point Gyro Park where an invasive plants collection event takes place Saturday, May 2 from 10 am to 2 p.m. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Invasion of privacy': Watchdogs concerned about apps tracking COVID-19 patients
VANCOUVER - Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19. New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskat...
May 02, 2020
'Invasion of privacy': Watchdogs concerned about apps tracking COVID-19 patients
VANCOUVER - Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19. New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskat...
May 02, 2020
New head of Alberta Energy Regulator wants to rebuild confidence in leadership
CALGARY - Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of the agency that regulates Alberta's heavily challenged energy industry knows he's got some work to do. "One (goal) is r...
May 02, 2020
PM, ministers, Tam take break from daily updates on COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his ministers and top public health officials are taking a rare break today from the daily briefings they've been providing since the COVID-19 pandemic shut dow...
May 02, 2020
Women's soccer claim of unequal pay tossed, can argue travel
A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women's national soccer team in a surprising loss for the defending World Cup champions but allowed their allegation of discrimin...
May 01, 2020
N Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumours
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturda...
May 01, 2020