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Needy Nanaimo families land $20,000 in grocery gift cards
NANAIMO - Families in need across the region will have a little easier time paying for household essentials following a sizeable donation.Organizers of the Garrett Paquette Seafood Extravaganza were m...
Apr 24, 2020 Representatives from a number of local non-profit organizations were on hand to receive their share of $20,000 in Country Grocer gift cards on Friday, April 24. The cards were donated by the Garrett Paquette Fund. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton cancelled due to COVID-19
The 2020 World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Triathlon Union announced the cancellation Friday, saying the global pandemic has ma...
Apr 24, 2020
CBO says deficit to reach $3.7 trillion in economic decline
WASHINGTON - A recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a burst of government spending on testing, health care and aid to businesses and households will nearly quadruple the government's budge...
Apr 24, 2020
Top court overturns oilsands mine approval over Aboriginal concerns for land
EDMONTON - Alberta's highest court has overturned regulatory approvals for a $440-million oilsands mine that would have encroached on land a local First Nation considers sacred. The Court of Appeal sa...
Apr 24, 2020
Dutch soccer season over but no title for leader Ajax
AMSTERDAM - The rest of the Dutch soccer league was cancelled on Friday and leading team Ajax won't be declared the champion. The Eredivisie is the first top-tier European league to end its season pre...
Apr 24, 2020
Sinclair finds herself in Florida during pandemic, but still repping Canada
Through a variety of circumstances, Christine Sinclair finds herself in Florida these days. But as she weathers the COVID-19 lockdown, her heart remains in Canada. And the global pandemic strikes clos...
Apr 24, 2020
Trudeau unveils rent relief for small businesses hurt by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing significant rent relief for businesses that can't afford to pay their landlords at a time when their operations are shut down due to...
Apr 24, 2020
Don't inject disinfectant: Blunt pushback on Trump musing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's comment that disinfectants perhaps could be injected or ingested to fight COVID-19 received heavy pushback from health and other officials Friday and even prompte...
Apr 24, 2020
FDA warns of risks with Trump-promoted malaria drug
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors against prescribing a malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus outside of hospitals o...
Apr 24, 2020
Mass killing in Nova Scotia began with attack, binding of girlfriend: source
HALIFAX - A source close to the investigation says a killer's murderous rampage across Nova Scotia began with him attacking and binding his girlfriend, and that she managed to escape and eventual...
Apr 24, 2020