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No, don't inject disinfectant: Outcry over Trump's musing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's raising of unproven, even far-fetched ideas for fighting COVID-19 -- including his latest musing about injecting disinfectants into people -- triggered an outcry ...
Apr 29, 2020
Snowbirds to boost morale amid COVID-19 with cross-country tour
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying its famed Snowbirds aerobatics team on a cross-country tour aimed at boosting morale as Canadians continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime...
Apr 29, 2020
NHL coaches eager to spread knowledge: 'Giving back to the hockey community'
Ken Hitchcock remembers eagerly attending coaching symposiums in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The goal was simple: soak up as much hockey information as possible. Summer seminars lasting ...
Apr 29, 2020
A&W reports same-store sales down 4% due to COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund reported same-store sales in its first quarter were down 4.0 per cent as the COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate impact on its restaurants. The burger ...
Apr 29, 2020
Mayor and council tour Fort McMurray to see response to flooding from large ice jam
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Council members from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in northern Alberta toured the areas affected by flooding last night. Regional fire Chief Jody Butz took Mayor Don...
Apr 29, 2020
IOC official disagrees COVID-19 vaccine needed for Olympics
SYDNEY, Australia - The head of the IOC's co-ordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said Wednesday he disagrees with suggestions by some scientists and doctors that a vaccine for COVID-19 is nee...
Apr 29, 2020
Navy to widen carrier probe, delaying decision on commander
WASHINGTON - The Navy will conduct a legal investigation of circumstances surrounding the spread of the coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, a move that effectively delays a...
Apr 29, 2020
Amid health worries, Kim Jong Un's role looms large
TOKYO - New rumours about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he's very ill. Or maybe he's just recuperating in his luxury compound, or isolating himself from the coronaviru...
Apr 29, 2020
Commons approval sought for $9-billion emergency student aid package
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will be asked today to give rapid approval to legislation authorizing $9 billion in promised financial assistance for students facing bleak summer job prospects in t...
Apr 29, 2020
Irrfan Khan, of 'Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Life of Pi,' dies
NEW DELHI - Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India's best-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 54. Khan played the police inspector in "Slumdog Millionaire...
Apr 29, 2020
