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Conservative leadership race nears finish line with final day of voting
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race nears the finish line today with a 5 p.m. eastern deadline for ballots to be returned to the party. Upwards of 150,000 ballots have been r...
Aug 21, 2020
One of the wildfires of note in British Columbia is under control: official
PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation order for a fire in the southern interior of British Columbia has been rescinded while other areas are still seeing raging blazes. Kim Wright, southeast fire centre inf...
Aug 21, 2020
Russian doctors refuse Navalny's transfer to Germany
MOSCOW - Doctors in the Siberian city of Omsk refused to authorize the transfer of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny to a German hospital, his spokeswoman said Friday. Navalny remains in a ...
Aug 21, 2020
Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 7-3 to advance to next round in NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - Denis Gurianov scored four times and added an assist as the Dallas Stars beat the Calgary Flames 7-3 on Thursday to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Miro Heiskanen...
Aug 20, 2020
Trotz's Islanders eliminate Capitals with 4-0 win in Game 5
TORONTO - Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Semyon Varlamov shut out the team that drafted him and the New York Islanders knocked the Washington Capitals out of the playoffs in the first round by beat...
Aug 20, 2020
Minnesota wins NBA draft lottery, rights to No. 1 pick
The NBA draft lottery was delayed three months. The Minnesota Timberwolves are certainly feeling like the wait was worthwhile. The Timberwolves won the lottery Thursday night, giving them the No. 1 pi...
Aug 20, 2020
Feds and Ontario reach agreement with 3M to make N95 masks in Brockville, Ont.
TORONTO - The federal and Ontario governments have secured an agreement with 3M that will see the company produce N95 masks at a facility in Brockville, Ont., a spokesman for the provin...
Aug 20, 2020
AP Exclusive: Feds to seek death sentence for Boston bomber
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William B...
Aug 20, 2020
One new COVID-19 case within Island Health, number of active cases across B.C. dips slightly
NANAIMO - The latest COVID-19 update from the province contained big numbers with a silver lining. Deputy provincial health officer Dr. Reka Gustafson confirmed 80 new cases across B.C., including one...
Aug 20, 2020
Quebec trampoline and laser tag centre turns to homeschooling, sparking controversy
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area trampoline and laser tag centre is offering homeschooling services to parents worried about sending their kids back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...
Aug 20, 2020