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Pro women's hockey association unveils 5-city regional plan
The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association enters its second season with plans to regionalize its structure by basing players in five hub cities, while also continuing its Dream Gap Tour seri...
May 13, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:15 a.m. A new emergency order allows the Ontario government the control the management of long-term care...
May 13, 2020
Verdict expected for Calgary man accused of killing four-year-old daughter
CALGARY - A judge is to deliver a verdict today for a man charged with killing his young daughter five years ago. Oluwatosin Oluwafemi, 44, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the 2...
May 13, 2020
Ex-lovers of Johnny Depp come to his defence in libel case
LONDON - Two former romantic partners of actor Johnny Depp came to his defence Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper The Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive. Actresse...
May 13, 2020
Vancouver Island University working to find balance between distance and on-campus learning
NANAIMO - The groundwork is being laid for how students will safely receive an education from Vancouver Island University.It's moving to a hybrid model of teaching, much like many other post-secondary...
May 13, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: ...
May 13, 2020
US wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April
WASHINGTON - Wholesale prices slid a record 1.3% in April, led by a 19% plunge in the cost for energy. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index, which measures inflation befor...
May 13, 2020
Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns
WASHINGTON - Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the special counsel's Russia investigation, has been released from federal prison to serv...
May 13, 2020
Powell warns of a possible sustained recession from pandemic
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is warning of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and is urging Congress and the White House to act further to preven...
May 13, 2020
Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class
NAIROBI, Kenya - The coronavirus pandemic is forcing children to stay home and learn remotely. But in the depths of Kenya's slums, 12-year-old ballet student Eugene Ochieng faces huge obstacles to rem...
May 13, 2020