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Bloomberg's big spending struggles to sway election outcomes
WASHINGTON - After pouring more than $1.2 billion of his personal fortune into presidential politics this election, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has little to show for it. His only win during ...
Nov 14, 2020
Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic. For now, it's a question the president-...
Nov 14, 2020
Rapid tests slow to be used as health officials unsure of reliability, best use
OTTAWA - More than 3.8 million rapid tests for COVID-19 are now in the hands of provincial health authorities but many jurisdictions are still evaluating how the devices might help battle the pandemic...
Nov 14, 2020
Erfan (Skills Shack) Hosseini wins job back as Vancouver Whitecaps pro gamer
Former Vancouver Whitecaps pro gamer Erfan (Skills Shack) Hosseini won his old job back with a goal in extra time Friday in a 2-1 win over incumbent Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez in an esports showdown.The FI...
Nov 13, 2020
Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario reports COVID-19 case
The chief of the Neskantaga First Nation says a contractor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the remote northwestern Ontario community.Chief Christopher Moonias says in a statement that the communit...
Nov 13, 2020
Lighting bridge in colours for anti-abortion group 'polarizing', Edmonton lawyers say
EDMONTON - Lawyers representing the City of Edmonton say the city decided not to light a bridge in colours requested by an anti-abortion group because it risked polarizing the community, a judge heard...
Nov 13, 2020
B.C. officials call for virtual Diwali celebrations as COVID cases hit new peak
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are urging residents to celebrate Diwali virtually this year, as the province reports a new daily record number of COVID-19 cases. B.C. recorded 617 new ca...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID extra difficult for those greiving, says wife of late Oiler Colby Cave
Emily Cave didn't expect her Instagram post about taking COVID-19 regulations seriously to go viral. The wife of Edmonton Oilers' centre Colby Cave, who died in April after suffering a brain ble...
Nov 13, 2020
B.C. posts another single-day record, Island Health records 16 new cases
NANAIMO - For the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, British Columbia has posted more than 600 cases in a single day.A total of 617 new cases were confirmed in a joint statement from the provinc...
Nov 13, 2020
B.C. Liberals set some guideposts to renew party after losing ground in B.C. election
VANCOUVER - The executive of the B.C. Liberal Party has met to set a road map for "rebuilding and renewal" after the party lost more than a dozen seats in the provincial election. A statement fr...
Nov 13, 2020