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COVID-19 testing option to be tried at Calgary airport, U.S. border crossing
CALGARY - International travellers arriving in Alberta by air or land will have the option to take an expedited COVID-19 test to avoid quarantining for 14 days - a move the premier says would help the...
Oct 22, 2020
Canada's mink breeders increasing security to protect animals and industry from COVID
HALIFAX - Canada's mink breeders are increasing safety measures on their farms to avoid the devastating COVID-19 outbreaks that have plagued their European and American counterparts. Infections ...
Oct 22, 2020
N.S. mass shooting probe will include look at RCMP actions, gender-based violence
HALIFAX - The joint public inquiry in response to the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has announced a mandate that includes a probe of the RCMP response as well as the role of gender-based violence...
Oct 22, 2020
NHL postpones Winter Classic, all-star weekend until 2022 due to COVID-19
NEW YORK - The NHL has announced that its Winter Classic and all-star weekend will not be held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Winter Classic featuring the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues...
Oct 22, 2020
East to West: Skip Mary-Anne Arsenault curling in B.C. after long run in Nova Scotia
When Mary-Anne Arsenault was planning a cross-country move from Nova Scotia to British Columbia last winter, she wasn't sure whether curling would be in her future. That feeling of uncertainty "...
Oct 22, 2020
Forecasters: Hurricane Epsilon should sideswipe Bermuda
MIAMI - Hurricane Epsilon's maximum sustained winds dropped slightly as it moved northwest over the Atlantic Ocean on a path that should sideswipe Bermuda on Thursday. Epsilon's maximum sustained wind...
Oct 22, 2020
Epstein ex Maxwell denied getting Prince Andrew sex partners
NEW YORK - Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denied introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday, calling the prince's accuse...
Oct 22, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting raises threat of escalation
YEREVAN, Armenia - Heavy fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh continued Thursday with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading blame for new attacks, hostilities that raised the threat of Turkey and Russia being draw...
Oct 22, 2020
Cartel battles stun once-peaceful state in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY - The two most powerful drug cartels in the hemisphere are battling over the industrial and farming hub of central Mexico - a state that has attracted gangs for the same reason it has lure...
Oct 22, 2020
A short snap election would pose voting hurdles, says chief electoral officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says that in the event of a snap election during the pandemic, Canadians would have better access to the polls with a longer campaign - even though a shorter ...
Oct 22, 2020