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Oakland to pay $32.7M to settle deadly warehouse fire suits
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland will pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits filed over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 people, the city announced Thursday....
Jul 16, 2020
Liberals seek to recall House of Commons for new COVID-19 legislation
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is seeking to recall the House of Commons to pass another round of measures to deal with COVID-19. Opposition parties were notified Thursday of the new legislation and ...
Jul 16, 2020
Nanaimo-based association tackling ghost gear left in Pacific waters
NANAIMO - Prawn fishermen will have a better sense of how much waste is being left behind after a federally funded study. The Pacific Prawn Fishermen's Association, based in Nanaimo, received federal ...
Jul 16, 2020
CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September
WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Diseas...
Jul 16, 2020
Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs
NEW YORK - Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chi...
Jul 16, 2020
Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser signs UFC contract extension
TORONTO - Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser, who is fighting on short notice as an injury replacement on the UFC's July 25 card in Abu Dhabi, has signed a contract extension covering fo...
Jul 16, 2020
One new COVID-19 case on Vancouver Island as numbers steadily rise during re-opening
NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has risen again. One new case was announced by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, July 16, among the 21 new cases announ...
Jul 16, 2020
Powell angry at NBA for limiting players to "cookie cutter" list of slogans
Norm Powell is angry that the NBA for limiting players to a "cookie-cutter" list of social justice messages. Social and racial justice is a theme of the NBA's restart in Florida, a...
Jul 16, 2020
Province says Jays cleared to play at home, but final decision lies with feds
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's looking forward to the Toronto Blue Jays playing at Rogers Centre this season after a member of his government said the Major League Baseball team has bee...
Jul 16, 2020
Police capture kangaroo hopping through Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Police officers captured an unlikely suspect bouncing through a Florida neighbourhood Thursday morning. After receiving a call about a kangaroo running loose, Fort Lauderdale p...
Jul 16, 2020