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Finance minister says B.C. recovery benefits program accepting applications Dec. 18
VICTORIA - Finance Minister Selina Robinson says people in British Columbia can start applying online for the government's pandemic recovery benefit for eligible families and individuals starting Dec....
Dec 08, 2020
High tide floods Venice as dike-on-demand wasn't activated
High tides flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice on Tuesday, propelled by winds that were stronger than predicted, and an experimental system of inflatable barriers wasn't activated to prevent water fro...
Dec 08, 2020
Trump takes vaccine victory lap, boosting shots confidence
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first U.S. vaccine for the coronavirus as the White House worked on Tuesday to instil confidence in the massive distribution...
Dec 08, 2020
US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first tim...
Dec 08, 2020
Vast wildfires in Siberia linked to warming Arctic
WASHINGTON - This year's vast wildfires in far northeastern Russia were linked to broader changes in a warming Arctic, according to a report Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat...
Dec 08, 2020
New Brunswick woman remains stranded a week after storm washes out bridge to home
SUSSEX, N.B. - A New Brunswick woman finds herself still stranded a week after flooding washed out a bridge to her home. Mary Ann Coleman of Waterford, N.B., says she knew there was a problem when the...
Dec 08, 2020
Steven Soderbergh among producers of upcoming Academy Awards
Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is going behind the scenes for the next Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that Soderbergh, "Erin Brokovich" produce...
Dec 08, 2020
Lantzville council back track on letter explaining Clark-Medd decision
LANTZVILLE - Mayor and council in Lantzville appear ready to move on from a drawn-out and controversial residential housing development.After being formally approved in early November, council pitched...
Dec 08, 2020
Q&A: Soderbergh on his 'boat movie' & the blockbuster's fate
NEW YORK - Steven Soderbergh calls it "the boat movie" even though he's not supposed to call it "the boat movie." The Queen Mary 2, on which Soderbergh filmed the majority of his new film "Let Them Al...
Dec 08, 2020
Alphonso Davies, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif split Lou Marsh win as top Canadian athlete
TORONTO - Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Bayern Munich left back Alphonso Davies are co-winners of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year. It is the thi...
Dec 08, 2020