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Restrictions at Canada-U.S. border could soon be eased, Trump suggests
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is suggesting that travel restrictions along the Canada-U.S. border could be relaxed sooner rather than later. Trump says Canada is doing well in controll...
Apr 15, 2020
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame closes museum for 2020, will still induct athletes
CALGARY - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is closing the doors on its Calgary museum until the end of 2020, but will still announce a class of inductees this year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the&n...
Apr 15, 2020
Apple rolls out cheaper iPhone as pandemic curbs spending
NEW YORK - Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their sp...
Apr 15, 2020
Fed notes what most Americans see: A sharp economic downturn
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is noting what most Americans are already acutely aware of: Economic activity contracted sharply and abruptly cross all regions of the country in recent weeks as the c...
Apr 15, 2020
Crash shuts down Highway 4 in Whiskey Creek
PARKSVILLE - A crash on Hwy. 4 in Whiskey Creek at Clarke Rd. delayed traffic following a motor vehicle incident Wednesday afternoon.Drive BC confirmed the highway re-opened to single-lane alternating...
Apr 15, 2020 Highway 4 is closed in both directions following a crash at Clarke Rd. Wednesday afternoon. (Submitted photo)
COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island increase to 92, testing strategies redeployed for early detection
NANAIMO - British Columbia's battle against COVID-19 continues to hold steady with the province flattening the curve.Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer announced 44 new cases across the provi...
Apr 15, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry delivers her daily briefing to an empty press theatre at the Parliament Building in Victoria. (BC Government Flickr)
Report: Roy Halladay was doing stunts when plane crashed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Ta...
Apr 15, 2020
Raptors guard Norm Powell studying sign language, Spanish during hiatus
Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell has been using this forced down time to brush up on his sign language. The 26-year-old, whose mom was a special needs educator, studied sign language as a...
Apr 15, 2020
Rachael Ray tapes show from home, makes $4M virus donation
Rachael Ray had big plans for the quarantine break at her home in upstate New York. She envisioned "a Renaissance time," rereading the classics, resuming her Danish lessons and studying Italian. "I wa...
Apr 15, 2020
Scottish clubs vote to end season below top-tier Premiership
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Scottish clubs have voted to end the season for leagues below the top-flight Premiership with immediate effect amid the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Wednesday. A resolut...
Apr 15, 2020