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Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave dies at age 25 after suffering brain bleed
TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week.He was 25.The Oilers confirmed Cave's death with a statement from his family."I (Emily, Cave'...
Apr 11, 2020
Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave dies at age 25 after suffering brain bleed
TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week. He was 25. The Oilers confirmed Cave's death with a statement from his family...
Apr 11, 2020
Singh calls for universal access to CERB
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants the government to lift all criteria for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to allow any Canadian who is in financial distress due to COVID-...
Apr 11, 2020
New York City schools closed for rest of year amid pandemic
New York City's 1.1 million-pupil public school system will be closed for the rest of the school year as the city struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday...
Apr 11, 2020
Nanaimo singer's quest to be an American Idol halted by COVID-19 pandemic
NANAIMO - A local singer is forced to trade the big stages of Hawaii and Hollywood for kayaking and hiking on Vancouver Island.Nanaimo-based singer and American Idol top 20 contestant Lauren Spencer-S...
Apr 11, 2020 Lauren Spencer-Smith (6th from left, front) with fellow top 20 competitors in Hawaii during the current season of American Idol (Lauren Spencer-Smith Facebook)
Swiss prosecutors intend to drop 1 FIFA case against Blatter
GENEVA - In a legal victory for former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, federal prosecutors in Switzerland plan to drop one of two cases open against him for suspected criminal mismanagement. The Swiss at...
Apr 11, 2020
'This is a war': Military fight against COVID-19 will be anything but easy
OTTAWA - When 40 Canadian Rangers swung into action in northern Quebec this week to set up heated tents for COVID-19 screening and conduct other tasks in their local communities due to the pandemic, t...
Apr 11, 2020
Problems at long-term care homes in spotlight as House of Commons returns
OTTAWA - As the House of Commons returns Saturday in an effort to pass the wage subsidy bill to help beleaguered businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, Canada must also contend with major problem...
Apr 11, 2020
Cases still low but tougher days could come on reserves: Indigenous Services minister
OTTAWA - The federal minister of Indigenous services says that even though the number of COVID-19 cases on reserves remains low, no one should be complacent. Marc Miller told reporters during a news c...
Apr 10, 2020
Two additional cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, Easter travel discouraged
VICTORIA - There have been two new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Island Health region in the past 24 hours.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, along with health minister Adrian Dix gave th...
Apr 10, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry presented her daily update for Friday, April 10 via press release, confirming two additional cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island. (BC Government Flickr)