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Expansion of Alberta coal mine will need federal review: environment minister
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister is backtracking on a previous decision to keep Ottawa out of the approval process for a major coal mine expansion in Alberta. The existing Vista mine, which i...
Jul 30, 2020
Wiggins, Raptors vow to continue racial justice work after the restart tips off
John Wiggins' big fear was that when the NBA restart tipped off in Florida, the world would forget about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, and the conversation around racial injustice wo...
Jul 30, 2020
Mass killer had hiding spaces for guns, but drug smuggling not verified: RCMP
HALIFAX - RCMP investigators confirmed Thursday that the gunman who went on a rampage in Nova Scotia in April had hidden compartments in buildings and had converted personal assets into ...
Jul 30, 2020
Gaga, Grande top MTV VMA noms; quarantine categories added
NEW YORK - It's raining nominations for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's "Rain on Me" at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, which will present new categories focused on live performances and music videos c...
Jul 30, 2020
In an upside-down summer, 'Jaws,' 'E.T.' are hits again
NEW YORK - When historians look back on the top films at the box office in the summer of 2020, they may feel like they've slipped into a time warp, or maybe "Back to the Future." Over the second weeke...
Jul 30, 2020
Duelling public health emergencies confronts new Island medical health officer
NANAIMO - Island Health's new Medical Health Officer joins the region at a trying time.Mike Benusic took over as the central Island's top public health official in early July, replacing Dr. Paul Hasse...
Jul 30, 2020
Ottawa initially refused to hold joint inquiry into mass killing: N.S. minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says he privately pushed Ottawa for a full federal-provincial public inquiry into the April mass shooting but federal officials initially r...
Jul 30, 2020
McDavid, Oilers itching to get after Blackhawks and erase past playoff failures
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid may be the best hockey player in the world, but his body language these days resembles a guy with a big chip on his shoulder and something to prove. Th...
Jul 30, 2020
Four Vancouver plazas approved for pilot project allowing outdoor drinking
VANCOUVER - Residents will soon have four new outdoor locations in Vancouver to enjoy a beer or glass of wine. Vancouver council has approved a pilot project allowing alcohol consumption in four ...
Jul 30, 2020
MLS ponders options for future play with border issue front and centre
TORONTO - Canadian MLS teams may get to see a lot of each other in the coming weeks. As the MLS is Back Tournament continues in Florida, Major League Soccer continues to review its options for resumin...
Jul 30, 2020