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B.C. records over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases through weekend, 9 in Island Health
NANAIMO - British Columbia has set a new record for COVID-19 cases over a three day period.Dr. Rka Gustafson, deputy public health officer, announced 1,120 new cases of the virus throughout the provin...
Nov 02, 2020
Burgeoning Stu Sells series an important part of curling calendar
A visit to the High Park Club during the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard is like the curling equivalent of seeing your favourite band in a small club and then chatting up the musicians afterwards over a few...
Nov 02, 2020
In an unforgettable year, Americans brace for impact as a seismic election day looms
WASHINGTON, Wash. - George Washington's "last great experiment" faces an existential test beginning Tuesday as the polarized voters of an energized, outraged and well-armed body politic finish their d...
Nov 02, 2020
Macaroni and breath mints: pandemic puts strange things in N.L. Halloween bags
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Boxes of Kraft Dinner. Erasers. A fistful of loose mints. These are just some of the unorthodox treats that landed in kids' trick-or-treat bags in Newfoundland and Labrador this Hal...
Nov 02, 2020
Work by folk artist Maud Lewis featured in this year's holiday season stamps
OTTAWA - Canada Post is using three colourful and festive scenes painted by Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis for its holiday season stamps this year. The agency announced the choice of the works by ...
Nov 02, 2020
House of Commons ethics committee makes third try at launching WE-related probe
OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee is making a third attempt at examining conflicts of interest in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, after two tries to probe Prime Minist...
Nov 02, 2020
Bail set at $2m for teen accused in Wisconsin shootings
Bail was set at $2 million on Monday for a 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two men and wounding a third during an August protest in Kenosha, after the father of one of the victims told th...
Nov 02, 2020
Dean, Drysdale, Buck, Shulman, Michaels up for Frick Award
NEW YORK - The late Hall of Fame pitchers Dizzy Dean and Don Drysdale are candidates for the Hall's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, along with Fox's Joe Buck, ESPN's Dan S...
Nov 02, 2020
Raptors' Engelbrecht: Every draft prospect has unique pandemic challenges
TORONTO - It's the longest pre-draft year in NBA history, stretching now into its 17th month. So long, that for the first time in his NBA career, Patrick Engelbrecht is still scouting draft pros...
Nov 02, 2020
Bill introduced to provide businesses with direct access to rent relief
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced a long-awaited bill to provide businesses with direct access to emergency rent relief - almost a month after announcing the new measure. The bill would a...
Nov 02, 2020