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Dump truck strikes power lines on Old Victoria Rd. for second time in a month
NANAIMO - A local contracting company is having a bad case of dj vu.A Milestone Equipment Contracting dump truck snagged power lines along Old Victoria Rd. near Seventh St. late Friday morning after N...
Jun 26, 2020
Fatherhood helping Als receiver Wieneke deal with uncertainty of CFL season
Fatherhood is helping Montreal Alouettes receiver Jake Wieneke deal with the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 CFL regular season remains on hold due to the no...
Jun 26, 2020
Statisticians join criticism against Census Bureau hires
ORLANDO, Fla. - The world's largest statisticians group added to a chorus of criticism against the hiring this week of two men to top positions at the U.S. Census Bureau, saying their appointments con...
Jun 26, 2020
National data standards in the works after COVID-19 highlighted info gaps: Hajdu
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu says federal officials are working on national standards for health data collection after the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted major gaps in information. She told a S...
Jun 26, 2020
Amazon looks to self-driving future by acquiring Zoox
NEW YORK - Amazon said Friday that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones. Se...
Jun 26, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays still don't know where they'll play or train this season
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says the club has not made a decision on where training camp will be held or where home games will be played this season. Shapiro says the team is looking at T...
Jun 26, 2020
Alberta heavyweight Tanner Boser says he can help UFC save some money with a win
Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser looks to save the UFC some money this weekend by beating Brazil's Philipe (Monstro) Lins on a Fight Night card in Las Vegas. His rationale is simple. B...
Jun 26, 2020
Employees say human rights museum CEO resignation small win but not enough
WINNIPEG - An online account that shared allegations of a racist and discriminatory work environment at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights says the resignation of the Winnipeg museum's pre...
Jun 26, 2020
OPG pulls plug on plan to bury nuclear waste near the Lake Huron shoreline
TORONTO - Ontario's public generating company has pulled the plug on its plan to bury hazardous radioactive waste near the Lake Huron shoreline. The utility cites opposition from local Indigenous peop...
Jun 26, 2020
Red Cross to send 900 workers to Quebec care homes as military withdraws
OTTAWA - The Canadian Red Cross will send 900 people to work in Quebec's long-term care homes until September, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. The announcement came as the military prepares...
Jun 26, 2020