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Alan Kurdi's aunt has mixed feelings after sentencing in his case
VANCOUVER - The aunt of three-year-old Alan Kurdi says she has mixed feelings after three people were sentenced in the human smuggling case that resulted in the deaths of ...
Mar 16, 2020
Shift to online learning due to COVID-19 requires rethink of teaching: experts
HALIFAX - As Canadian universities begin an unprecedented shift toward online classes, Nicole Mensour is experiencing the challenges the sudden plunge into digital learning cr...
Mar 16, 2020
Alan Kurdi's aunt has mixed feelings after sentencing in his case
VANCOUVER - The aunt of three-year-old Alan Kurdi says she has mixed feelings after three people were sentenced in the human smuggling case that resulted in the deaths of ...
Mar 16, 2020
Life-threatening injuries for motorcyclist involved in Terminal Ave. crash
NANAIMO - A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital in Victoria with life-threatening injuries following an incident on Terminal Ave. downtown Monday afternoon.RCMP responded to the area near the Wentw...
Mar 16, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP responded to a motor vehicle incident on Terminal Avenue Monday afternoon. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Senators still mum on paying part-time arena staff amid COVID-19 shutdown
The Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets eventually backtracked. The Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers, meanwhile, wound up following the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks...
Mar 16, 2020
Fill the Void: Sport networks turn to classic games, docs and archive content
TORONTO - With the live sports schedule all but wiped out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian sports television networks are turning to classic games and archival content to help fill the...
Mar 16, 2020
Tokyo Games on for now, but some Canadian athletes wonder how to get there
Sam Pedlow has time on his hands to wonder if he'll compete in beach volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The 32-year-old is self-quarantined in his Toronto home with his ...
Mar 16, 2020
Broadway stars stream, rock stars stay off road amid virus
NEW YORK - From helping others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most p...
Mar 16, 2020
5 dead, including officer and gunman, in Missouri shooting
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A man fired randomly from his vehicle several times while driving through a southwest Missouri city before eventually crashing into a convenience store, where he walked inside, open...
Mar 16, 2020
Anna Wintour: Met Gala postponed due to the virus outbreak
NEW YORK - One of fashion's biggest nights, the Met Gala, has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, host Anna Wintour said Monday on Vogue's website. The magazine's editor-in-chief dropped t...
Mar 16, 2020