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CP NewsAlert: Honda Indy cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The Honda Indy Toronto has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement comes nearly a week after race promoters said last Friday that the event would not be run on its orig...
May 21, 2020
Montreal Impact not ruling out leaving province to commence training
MONTREAL - If the MLS decides to resume its suspended season, Montreal Impact players may have to leave the province to train if they aren't permitted to practice on the outdoor pitch of the Nutrilait...
May 21, 2020
Conservatives disqualify Karahalios from leadership race a second time
OTTAWA - Jim Karahalios won't be allowed to run for the federal Conservative party's leadership, despite a court ruling that reopened the door to his candidacy. Party spokesperson Cory Hann says the l...
May 21, 2020
Loophole in relief funds could be exploited by scammers: NDP MP
VANCOUVER - A loophole in the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit that doesn't prohibit people charging fees to help others get relief funds needs to be closed to prevent scams, an NDP MP says. Don Da...
May 21, 2020
Forest minister says industry has to adapt to new times with less product available
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. forest minister says Wednesday's (May 20) announcement by Canfor that it will close its operation in Prince George is a devastating blow to an already hurting industry. But Doug Do...
May 21, 2020
United Way to deliver federal funding for youth mental health and food security issues
KAMLOOPS - The local United Way is distributing $440,000 of federal money to support youth mental health and food security in the Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo region.The money is being made available throu...
May 21, 2020
Cache Creek issues evacuation alert as Bonaparte River rises again
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Village of Cache Creek has once again issued an evacuation alert due to rising water.As of 8:50 a.m. Thursday (May 21), Mayor Santo Talarico issued the alert for all properties...
May 21, 2020
Michigan governor wins legal fight with lawmakers over virus
DETROIT - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer prevailed Thursday in a high-stakes challenge from Republican lawmakers who sued over her authority to declare emergencies and order sweeping restrictions during the co...
May 21, 2020
Boy, 6, cracks open robbery case by reeling in sunken safe
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. - A 6-year-old boy helped crack open a nearly decade-old robbery case when he reeled in a locked safe from the bottom of a South Carolina lake. Knox Brewer of Johns Island took up "...
May 21, 2020
CHARBONNEAU: Low-income Canadians could benefit from automatic tax filing
MANY LOW-INCOME CANADIANS are missing out on benefits because they don't file tax returns.While most Canadians - including me - think of what they owe at tax time, low-income Canadians should be think...
May 21, 2020
