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Trump's new immigration fight: how to redraw House districts
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being included in the headcount as congressional districts are redrawn, a move that ...
Jul 21, 2020
Island COVID-19 cases drop by two due to data correction
NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has gone down.A data correction in the last 24 hours reduced the total number of cases in the Island Health region from 142 to 140.In a joint...
Jul 21, 2020
Leafs captain Tavares says players getting 'comfortable with being uncomfortable'
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares says players are getting "comfortable with being uncomfortable" as Phase 4 of the NHL's return-to-play plan approaches. From being isolated in a hotel, to unfa...
Jul 21, 2020
Whitecaps move into 'Freddy Krueger' mode as they try to adjust body clocks
The Vancouver Whitecaps have moved into Freddy Krueger mode at the MLS is Back Tournament. After losing to Seattle on Sunday in a 10:30 p.m. ET start, the Whitecaps are changing their schedule ahead o...
Jul 21, 2020
Max Domi says delay in return to Canadiens necessary to feel comfortable
MONTREAL - Max Domi returned to the Montreal Canadiens when he was satisfied the risk to himself was manageable. The 25-year-old has both Type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, which could be c...
Jul 21, 2020
What's in the latest COVID-19 response bill passed by the House of Commons?
OTTAWA - Though the politics of Parliament Tuesday were largely focused on a controversy around how the Liberals handled a contract for a student grant program, MPs also passed a new piece of legislat...
Jul 21, 2020
B.C. aims to clear surgery backlog in 15 months if COVID-19 surge doesn't happen
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province has hired more staff and increased operating-room hours to catch up on cancelled surgeries but a significant surge in COVID-19 cases cou...
Jul 21, 2020
'Seatbelts would have changed everything,' says boyfriend of bus crash victim
EDMONTON - The boyfriend of a woman killed when the sightseeing bus the couple was on rolled in the Rocky Mountains believes she would still be alive had passengers been wearing se...
Jul 21, 2020
There are injury risks in unprecedented NBA restart after four-month hiatus
If a high-performance athlete was a violin, Stuart Phillips says he or she would be a Stradivarius. Famous for their rich quality of sound, Stradivarius violins perf...
Jul 21, 2020
Ethiopia, Egypt reach 'major common understanding' on dam
JOHANNESBURG - Ethiopia's prime minister said Tuesday his country, Egypt and Sudan have reached a "major common understanding which paves the way for a breakthrough agreement" on a massive dam project...
Jul 21, 2020