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Kamloops council allows restaurants, shops to spill out onto sidewalks as they reopen
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is relaxing restrictions on outdoor patio sizes and retail sales areas in order to help businesses come back from the COVID-19 pandemic.At Tuesday's (May 26) regular meetin...
May 26, 2020
Tilray Inc. to close Leamington, Ont., greenhouse over next 6 weeks
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. says it will close a licensed cannabis greenhouse in Ontario, which will save the company millions of dollars a year. The Nanaimo, B.C.-based company says it will close its...
May 26, 2020
Canada outspends Ireland, Norway in new pledging on Venezuelan refugee crisis
OTTAWA - Canada outbid its two rivals for the United Nations Security Council at Tuesday's international pledging conference to help South American countries coping with the Venezuelan refug...
May 26, 2020
'Don't be like Toronto:' Calgary mayor warns against large gatherings in parks
Calgary's mayor is warning citizens "don't be like Toronto" and congregate in large numbers in parks. Naheed Nenshi made the comment in reference to thousands of people who squeezed into a d...
May 26, 2020
No more deaths due to COVID-19 over past 24 hours in B.C.
VICTORIA - For the first time in recent memory, there were no new deaths due to COVID-19 in B.C. over a 24-hour period.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided the optimistic news at her re...
May 26, 2020
Newfoundland community devastated as three fishermen found dead, one missing
ST. LAWRENCE, N.L. - A Newfoundland community was in mourning Tuesday after the bodies of three fishermen were recovered and a search continued for a fourth crew member missing off the islan...
May 26, 2020
National action plan for missing and murdered Indigenous women delayed
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says a national action plan to make life safer for Indigenous women and girls is not going to be ready next month as planned. June 3 will m...
May 26, 2020
Bayern beats Dortmund, closes in on 8th straight Bundesliga
BERLIN - Joshua Kimmich's long-range lob put Bayern Munich on the verge of another Bundesliga title. Kimmich's goal gave Bayern a 1-0 win over closest rival Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, moving his te...
May 26, 2020
NHL unveils return-to-play format in the event season can resume
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and the NHL Players' Association have agreed on a return-to-play format in the event the 2019-20 season can resume. The 24-team plan would ...
May 26, 2020
Assiniboia Downs CEO Darren Dunn happy with track's opening night of racing
Darren Dunn was breathing a big sigh of relief Tuesday. Assiniboia Downs became the first track in Canada to have live thoroughbred racing Monday night. There were no fans in the stands due ...
May 26, 2020
