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TransLink study shows copper kills almost all bacteria on high-touch surfaces
VANCOUVER - Results of a study led by Metro Vancouver's transit operator reveal copper on high-touch surfaces is lethal to bacteria. A statement from TransLink says the findings of the industry-leadin...
Mar 04, 2021
Dallas police officer charged with 2 counts capital murder
DALLAS - A Dallas police officer was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder in two unconnected 2017 killings that weren't related to his police work, authorities said. Bryan Riser, a 13-yea...
Mar 04, 2021
'A frightened workforce': Union worries as Olymel reopens after COVID-19 shutdown
CALGARY - Some employees of a central Alberta pork plant that shut down due to COVID-19 are afraid to go back to work, their union president says. Olymel's facility in Red Deer was shuttered Feb. 15 b...
Mar 04, 2021
SD68 guiding all Island school districts through COVID-19 exposure events
NANAIMO - Hands-on experience with COVID-19 exposures in schools is helping the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district teach lessons to other island districts.SD68 was selected by the ministry of education...
Mar 04, 2021
Premiers reiterate demand for $28-billion increase in health transfers from Ottawa
OTTAWA - With a federal budget in the offing, premiers are stepping up the pressure on Ottawa to increase annual health care transfer payments to provinces and territories. The premiers are reiteratin...
Mar 04, 2021
Raptors missing five players, seven coaches due to NBA's health and safety protocol
The Toronto Raptors are once again severely short-handed heading into Thursday's game against the Celtics in Boston. For the second straight night, the Raptors will be without five players, head coach...
Mar 04, 2021
California Legislature OKs plan aimed at in-person learning
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at pressuring school districts to return students to the classroom before the end of the school year. The bill ...
Mar 04, 2021
'Leave the politics to the politicians,' lawyer urges judge in Meng case
VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer is urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to ignore the "geopolitical winds swirling around" Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case and focus instead on the legal conte...
Mar 04, 2021
'Leave the politics to the politicians,' lawyer urges judge in Meng case
VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer is urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to ignore the "geopolitical winds swirling around" Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case and focus instead on the legal conte...
Mar 04, 2021
Still divisive, Dr. Luke resurges at Grammys - as Tyson Trax
NEW YORK - With dark clouds looming behind him, controversial music producer and hitmaker Dr. Luke rose to the top of the Billboard charts last year with Doja Cat's ubiquitous funk-pop jam "Say So," a...
Mar 04, 2021