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Vancouver Whitecaps reward Canadian midfielder Russell Teibert with new contract
The Vancouver Whitecaps have rewarded Canadian midfielder Russell Teibert with a new contract that runs through 2023 with an option for 2024. The 27-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., celebrated his 2...
Jul 18, 2020
Bloc to back Liberals' bill extending wage subsidy, sending money to disabled
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says it'll support a bill to extend the federal emergency wage subsidy and make payments to people with disabilities to help with COVID-19 costs when the House of...
Jul 18, 2020
Health experts encourage creativity, social support as bars reopen across Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - After photos of crowded night clubs caught the attention of public health officials, the noisy downtown bar district in St. John's, N.L. was a more controlled scene than usual ...
Jul 18, 2020
Quebec becomes first province to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces
MONTREAL - Starting today, Quebec becomes the first province in Canada to require mask-wearing in all indoor public places. The new directive, which applies to people aged 12 and older, ...
Jul 18, 2020
Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready
OTTAWA - The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready. Procurement Minister An...
Jul 18, 2020
Serauxmen's 'Green Monster' torn down due to safety concerns
NANAIMO - A beloved fixture of Serauxmen Stadium has been torn down.A 24-foot tall wall in right field, affectionately called the 'Green Monster' was deemed to be a safety risk by City staff during an...
Jul 18, 2020
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
ATLANTA - John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebr...
Jul 17, 2020
Boucher says he can feel the benefits of his newfound strength at practice
The knock against Chris Boucher has always been his slight stature. With long Inspector Gadget limbs on his six-foot-eight frame, the Toronto Raptors forward has always the ability to s...
Jul 17, 2020
Vancouver Island COVID-19 cases hold steady, up to 35 tied to exposure in Kelowna
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island has finished the week with only one new case. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Friday there remains a total of 136 COVID-19 cases on the Island, with fou...
Jul 17, 2020
Rabbi: Cannon 'genuinely concerned' after apology, meeting
A prominent rabbi who met with Nick Cannon says the television host and producer is "genuinely concerned about the hurt" he caused by making anti-Semitic remarks, and they intend to work together to r...
Jul 17, 2020