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Mighty Heart, a 13-1 longshot, captures $1-million Queen's Plate horse race
TORONTO - Mighty Heart easily captured the 161st running of the $1-million Queen's Plate on Saturday. The race was originally scheduled for June 27 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pand...
Sep 12, 2020

Smoke from distant fires in U.S. pose 'very high risk' for air quality in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon. The a...
Sep 12, 2020

Spartacus the serval cat found safe after escape from home
MERRIMACK, N.H. - A 40-pound (18-kilogram) African serval cat named Spartacus has been found safe and sound after escaping from his home and spending days in the New Hampshire wild. The cat was "was t...
Sep 12, 2020

Spartacus the serval cat found safe after escape from home
MERRIMACK, N.H. - A 40-pound (18-kilogram) African serval cat named Spartacus has been found safe and sound after escaping from his home and spending days in the New Hampshire wild. The cat was "was t...
Sep 12, 2020

Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial
LONDON - Oxford University announced Saturday it was resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a move that comes days after the study was sus...
Sep 12, 2020

Smoke from distant fires in U.S. pose 'very high risk' for air quality in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon. The a...
Sep 12, 2020

Smoke from distant fires in U.S. pose 'very high risk' for air quality in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon. The a...
Sep 12, 2020

Officials: Parking deck in Atlanta experiences 2nd collapse
ATLANTA - A concrete slab at a parking deck under construction in Atlanta collapsed Saturday - the second collapse at the site in as many days - sending a worker trying to shore up the structure plung...
Sep 12, 2020

Week in Review — Week of September 7, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, how School District 73 is planning for the future in the midst of a pandemic. Under construction - Valleyview Secondary starts the school year attached to a const...
Sep 12, 2020

Pro-gun marchers speak out on federal government's assault weapon ban
OTTAWA - Pro-gun activists are marching in Ottawa today to contest what they describe as the "injustice and ineffectiveness" of the federal government's assault weapon ban. The Canadian Coalition...
Sep 12, 2020

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