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VICTORIA - In the worst employment market in decades, job hunters need to prepare for what will inevitably be a video interview, say employers and job market experts who suggest there a...

MIAMI - The family of a cruise crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19 filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises on Tuesday saying the company failed to protect its employees as...

OGDEN, Utah - A Utah Highway Patrol trooper got a pint-sized surprise when he pulled over a 5-year-old driver who was swerving so badly he thought the driver needed medical attention. Trooper Rick Mor...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Imperial Oil Ltd. is reporting the deaths of 50 birds that landed on tailings areas near its Kearl oilsands project in northern Alberta. Imperial says more than 100 birds per da...

WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone, the Supreme Court said. The 87-year-old justice underwent non-surgical treatment for what the...

OTTAWA - A stuffed deer head made a cameo appearance Tuesday during a virtual gathering of members of Parliament. The deer head, replete with antlers, was mounted on the wall behind Conserva...

NANAIMO - The local real estate market saw a sharp drop in properties sold in April, thanks in large part to social restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.Data from the Vancouver Island Re...

OTTAWA - With 10 days to go to sign up voters for the federal Conservative leadership race, all four contenders are intensifying efforts to shore up support. Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay appear locke...

Larry Smith is very familiar with CFL crisis management. During his tenure as commissioner (1992-97) Smith headed up the CFL's U.S. expansion. From 1993-95, the league had franchises in ...

VANCOUVER - After a roughly seven-week hiatus from serving coffee, Vancouver's Pallet Coffee Roasters over the next week will reopen five of its cafes in an uncertain environment. ...