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Optional, no pressure part-time return to B.C. schools June 1, says premier
VICTORIA - Students in British Columbia can go back to school June 1 on a part-time, optional basis with no pressure on parents to send their kids to class, says Premier John Horgan. B.C. has man...
May 15, 2020
Comments about off-leash dog sparks fight between Nanaimo seniors
NANAIMO - A picturesque morning walk for a 74-year-old turned violent after he made a comment about an off-leash dog. Nanaimo RCMP said the senior was walking his leashed dog on a trail near Glen Oaks...
May 15, 2020
No quiet time during quarantine for Woodbine jockey Rafael Hernandez
TORONTO - Being in quarantine doesn't necessarily mean quiet time for jockey Rafael Hernandez. The 35-year-old native of Puerto Rico returned to Canada on Tuesday after riding in the U.S. during the w...
May 15, 2020
Arkansas venue postpones concert ordered shut due to virus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansas theatre said Thursday it will postpone a country-rock concert that would have defied the state's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, days after hea...
May 15, 2020
Canadiens centre Max Domi could finally get shot at playoffs in expanded format
Max Domi dreams of suiting up in the playoffs. If the NHL expands its post-season format to complete the 2019-20 season, the Canadiens centre might get that chance sooner than...
May 15, 2020
Pandemic to push back new climate targets, plastics ban, Wilkinson says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says plans to beef up Canada's national climate action plan and ban some single-use plastics will likely be delayed because of COVID-19. Wilkinson tell...
May 15, 2020
Freeland won't say if U.S. wants border agreement extended beyond June 21
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are both "very comfortable" with their mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel, but Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland won't say if the...
May 15, 2020
B.C. schools to partially re-open June 1, attendance is optional
NANAIMO - Schools will be going back in session, albeit in a dramatically altered and scaled-down fashion due to COVID-19.Education minister Rob Fleming announced kindergarten to grade 12 classes will...
May 15, 2020
Immigration will be key in post-pandemic era: Liberal Minister Mendicino
OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says bringing newcomers to Canada will be essential in the post-pandemic era. But he says the health and safety of Canadians must be&nbs...
May 15, 2020
F1: Belgian GP gets go ahead for Aug. 30, with no fans
BRUSSELS - The Belgian Grand Prix can go ahead at its original August date, but with no fans, local authorities in the Walloon region said Friday. After Belgium last month banned all mass events in th...
May 15, 2020