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Texas governor issues mask order to fight coronovirus
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a dramatic ramp up of the Republican's efforts to control spiking number...
Jul 02, 2020
Ukraine will lead Flight PS752 compensation talks with Iran, Canada and allies agree
OTTAWA - Canada's Foreign Affairs Department says Ukraine will lead negotiations with Iran over compensation for the families of victims of the crash of Flight PS752. After first denying it, Iran admi...
Jul 02, 2020
Canadian Alphonso Davies named to Kicker magazine's Bundesliga team of the year
Canadian Alphonso Davies has made Kicker magazine's Bundesliga team of the season. The German sports magazine, founded in 1920, focuses mainly on football. The 19-year-old fullback from Edmo...
Jul 02, 2020
Atlantic Canada prepares to lift travel restrictions as regional "bubble" opens
Atlantic Canadians are closely eyeing travel requirements and coronavirus case numbers across the region as the four provinces prepare to open their borders to their neighbours Friday, an experiment t...
Jul 02, 2020
First Nations coalition rejects recommendation to lift Sen. Beyak's suspension
OTTAWA - A coalition of First Nations chiefs and residential school survivors are rejecting new recommendations to lift Sen. Lynn Beyak's suspension from the Senate. They say her most recent anti...
Jul 02, 2020
Inquiry into mass shooting in Nova Scotia facing delays due to 'technicalities'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says technicalities are causing delays as the provincial and federal governments work out what form an inquiry into the April mass shooting that clai...
Jul 02, 2020
Feds extend COVID-19 isolation order for anyone entering Canada until Aug. 31
OTTAWA - The federal government has extended the mandatory quarantine order for most people entering Canada until the end of August to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Any travellers ent...
Jul 02, 2020
Coronavirus concerns freeze Vanilla Ice show
AUSTIN, Texas - Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that drew fierce criticism due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 1990s rapper with the hit single "Ice Ice Baby" had been schedule...
Jul 02, 2020
Presumption COVID-19 case in Nunavut, may be territory's first infection
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting what may be its first case of COVID-19. Dr. Michael Patterson, the territory's chief public health officer, says there is a presumptive infection of a work...
Jul 02, 2020
Blue Jays claim infielder Valera off waivers, add 3 more to training pool
The Toronto Blue Jays continued to re-tool their roster thursday ahead of the upcoming MLB season, claiming infielder Breyvic Valera off waivers from the San Diego Padres and addin...
Jul 02, 2020