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Warner Bros. delays many releases including 'The Batman'
LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros. is delaying a batch of theatrical releases including "The Batman" and "The Sopranos" prequel "The Many Saints of Newark." The studio says Monday that "The Sopranos" film wil...
Apr 20, 2020
Blue-chip NFL prospects Gallimore, Claypool top CFL scouting bureau list
TORONTO - Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool - both blue-chip prospects for this week's NFL draft - top the final CFL scouting bureau top-20 list....
Apr 20, 2020
Fewer than 10 asylum seekers tried to cross since border closure: Blair
OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says fewer than 10 asylum seekers have been turned back to the U.S. since the historic shutdown of the border. Bill Blair provided the figure to the House o...
Apr 20, 2020
Florida jogger dons costume to cheer up neighbourhood
TAMPA, Fla. - More than a week after Easter, there's still one mythical creature hopping around a Florida neighbourhood trying to spread happiness. Corey Jurgensen, 40, donned a 7-foot (2-meter) -tall...
Apr 20, 2020
Meet the adorable animals adopted from BC SPCA's
NANAIMO - Each week we feature animals currently awaiting adoption at the Nanaimo SPCA. Thankfully there are no animals currently in care, so we're taking a look at animals which were adopted and have...
Apr 20, 2020 Cheddar and Copper are two great animals adopted from SPCA's across B.C. (submitted)
Jane Goodall talks coronavirus impact, Nat Geo documentary
LOS ANGELES - Even though the planet has reaped the benefits of a cleaner environment from society shutting down during the coronavirus outbreak, Jane Goodall worries about human behaviour resorting b...
Apr 20, 2020
Domestic violence support services presented with difficult challenge during COVID-19 pandemic
NANAIMO - Concern has grown over a likely rise in domestic violence cases due to social distancing and provincial health officers encouraging people to stay at home.For many, especially women and chil...
Apr 20, 2020 Support services and enforcement agencies are working to deliver help to victims of domestic violence during COVID-19. (iStock/File Photo)
COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit
VANCOUVER - Nearly 1,500 bus drivers and other transit workers across Metro Vancouver are being laid off as TransLink faces plunging ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from Trans...
Apr 20, 2020
Gov't relief loans to restaurant chains draw complaints
Some big restaurant chains have obtained loans from the government under a small-business relief program, leading business groups to cry foul even though the loans are within the guidelines of the len...
Apr 20, 2020
JBS shuts down Minnesota pork plant hit by COVID-19 outbreak
MINNEAPOLIS - JBS USA said it is temporarily shutting down its big pork processing plant in southwestern Minnesota because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers, the latest closure of a major U.S. ...
Apr 20, 2020