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B.C. schools receive $2-million cash boost to promote mental health
VICTORIA - Schools in British Columbia are getting an extra $2 million for mental health programs from the provincial government. Judy Darcy, the minister of mental health and addictions, says th...
Sep 02, 2020
Long-planned affordable housing projects for seniors coming to fruition
NANAIMO - New affordable rental homes at two housing projects in Nanaimo will soon be move-in ready.A 57 unit affordable housing project on Mill St. is provided by the Nanaimo Affordable Housing Socie...
Sep 02, 2020
Quebec class action request filed on behalf of alleged victims of ex-hockey coach
MONTREAL - A Quebec law firm is launching a $10-million class-action lawsuit on behalf of the alleged victims of a former Montreal police officer and hockey coach who died awaiting...
Sep 02, 2020
Montreal Canadiens get goalie Jake Allen from St. Louis Blues
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have acquired goaltender Jake Allen from the St. Louis Blues, adding a proven netminder to join forces with Carey Price. The Habs sent a third-round pick and a sevent...
Sep 02, 2020
Canadian Raonic, Pospisil ready to resume rivalry that goes back to junior days
NEW YORK - Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil have met just a handful of times on the ATP Tour, but their rivalry runs deep. The two Canadians will face off Thursday in the second round of the U.S. Open ...
Sep 02, 2020
What’s bigger than an event film? ‘Tenet’ might just be
Christopher Nolan movies are always events. Larger-than-life, action-packed, ideas-driven and (mostly) original, they're created to be big screen spectacles that awe mass audiences and drive hefty ret...
Sep 02, 2020
Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates
WASHINGTON - Representatives from Fox News, C-SPAN and NBC will moderate the upcoming debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. According to the nonpartisan Commissio...
Sep 02, 2020
Canada won't back down in softwood dispute with U.S., Trudeau vows
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vowing to keep up the fight against the never-ending effort in the United States to slap countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports. The&nb...
Sep 02, 2020
Sheriff's deputy says Ujiri falsely alleges 'racial animus' in counterclaim
OAKLAND, Calif. - Lawyers for a law enforcement officer accuse Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri of making race a key part of his counterclaim to a lawsuit in the aftermath of an altercation ...
Sep 02, 2020
Trudeau conducts virtual regional outreach as pandemic shuts down travel
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop his usual practice of travelling to various regions of the country during the summer - he's just doing it virtually...
Sep 02, 2020