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Manitoba's chief public health officer discusses lessons learned during pandemic
WINNIPEG - A little more than six months into Manitoba's COVID-19 state of emergency, the province's chief public health officer says there have been lessons learned in terms of fighting the novel cor...
Oct 04, 2020
Joyce Echaquan's death highlights systemic racism in health care, experts say
MONTREAL - The fate of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman who died in a Quebec hospital after filming staff insulting her, is a tragic example of the systemic racism many Indigenous people face when ...
Oct 04, 2020
Experts, national parents group, call for specialized proton therapy clinic in Canada
HALIFAX - An advocacy group for children's cancer research says it's time Canada makes an advanced form of radiotherapy, called proton beam therapy, more widely available. Canada is the only G7 countr...
Oct 04, 2020
Bob Rae brings tough talk to UN diplomacy, including Security Council
OTTAWA - Two months after Canada lost the election to the United Nations Security Council, the country's new ambassador was there anyway, speaking frankly about the Syrian civil war. He wasn't making ...
Oct 04, 2020
'Saturday Night Live' recreates debate in 46th season opener
LOS ANGELES - "Saturday Night Live" went political with a parody of this week's presidential debate, Chris Rock's jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion's message supporting Black peopl...
Oct 04, 2020
New faces bring renewal, political opportunity after B.C.'s Oct. 24 election
VICTORIA, China - It's still a long way from election day in British Columbia, but one thing is certain after the Oct. 24 vote, there will be at least 15 new faces in the legislature. The number of pe...
Oct 04, 2020
Trump at military hospital; new cases among allies emerge
WASHINGTON - A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases emerged among some of his top advisers and allies. A...
Oct 03, 2020
Pozuelo scores the winner as Toronto FC rallies to defeat the Philadelphia Union 2-1
EAST HARTFORD - Forced to play away from home and family because of the pandemic, Toronto FC keeps on rolling. On Saturday, Toronto defeated its third straight Eastern Conference contender -- rallying...
Oct 03, 2020
Winning filly: Swiss Skydiver beats Authentic in Preakness
BALTIMORE - Those hanging around the heavily restricted stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course this week joked around that Authentic would stare down filly Swiss Skydiver whenever she walked past. "He got...
Oct 03, 2020
Mobile home destroyed by aggressive fire, occupants escape unharmed
NANAIMO - A family home in central Nanaimo was completely destroyed by fire Saturday evening.Fire Rescue crews were called to the 2300 block of Barclay Rd. just after 5:30 p.m. and arrived to a fully ...
Oct 03, 2020