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Barbers, artists help defy vaccine myths for people of colour
SAN DIEGO - In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair. Across the country, a university researcher in Phoenix teamed u...
Apr 15, 2021

SOUND OFF: Throne speech fails rural communities in B.C.
MORE THAN A YEAR INTO THIS PANDEMIC, British Columbians are looking for a glimmer of hope. As vaccinations got underway, it seemed we had it. But with a third wave of the virus gripping our province, ...
Apr 15, 2021

Judge: R. Kelly to be moved to NYC for sex-trafficking trial
NEW YORK - A federal judge gave the green light Thursday to move jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to New York City to go on trial this summer after several delays. Kelly has been held in Chicago, where ...
Apr 15, 2021

Vancouver Aquarium now owned by Dollywood theme park operator Herschend Enterprises
VANCOUVER - A privately owned entertainment company based in the United States is the new owner of the Vancouver Aquarium. The aquarium says in a statement 100 per cent ownership has been acquired by ...
Apr 15, 2021

Vancouver Aquarium now owned by Dollywood theme park operator Herschend Enterprises
VANCOUVER - A privately owned entertainment company based in the United States is the new owner of the Vancouver Aquarium. The aquarium says in a statement 100 per cent ownership has been acquired by ...
Apr 15, 2021

Bellator 257 a family affair for Canadian mixed martial arts trio
Bellator 257 will be a family affair Friday when former featherweight champion Julia (The Jewel) Budd and lightweight Lance Gibson Jr. share a card for the first time. Budd, 37, is Gibson's stepmother...
Apr 15, 2021

Province issues advisory, warns of possible high water in Cariboo region
VICTORIA - The warm, sunny weather this week is already having an impact on waterways in the B.C. Interior.The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) has issued a high streamflow advisory for the entire C...
Apr 15, 2021

Quebec and Ottawa reach $600-million deal for light rail station at Montreal airport
MONTREAL - Quebec and Ottawa have reached a $600-million deal to fund a link connecting the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport to the city's new light rail system. The project was in jeopardy afte...
Apr 15, 2021

NDP lawmaker tables bill to decriminalize drug use as overdose deaths soar
OTTAWA - The federal NDP health critic is tabling legislation to decriminalize drug use in Canada, seeking to treat substance use as a health issue amid a lethal opioid crisis. MP Don Davies introduce...
Apr 15, 2021

Ontario's sport minister: OHL return to play would be 'irresponsible' right now
Ontario's minister of sport says it would be "irresponsible" to approve a return to play for the Ontario Hockey League given the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the province. Sports Minister Lisa M...
Apr 15, 2021

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