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B.C. university creates institute to take microscope-telescope view of pandemic
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the world at a tipping point that's challenging social, political, economic and environmental structures, says the director of a new academic research insti...
Apr 27, 2020
Kamloops Fire Rescue offering free fire safety assessments for local properties
KAMLOOPS - Homeowners curious about how susceptible their properties are to fire can now find out, thanks to Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). KFR has opened up its free FireSmart assessment program, meanin...
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Duvernay-Tardif joins front-line workers at Quebec long-term care facility
MONTREAL - A Quebec-born Super Bowl champion is making the move from the offensive line to the medical front line. Kansas City Chiefs offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is working at a ...
Apr 27, 2020
Canadian indoor soccer star Ian Bennett flies under the radar back home
A showman and all-star with the Milwaukee Wave, Canadian Ian Bennett is a marquee goal-scorer in the Major Arena Soccer League. Still, the 36-year-old Hamilton native flies under the radar north ...
Apr 27, 2020
Maduro taps US fugitive to revamp Venezuela oil industry
MIAMI - President Nicols Maduro on Monday named a powerful ally sanctioned by the U.S. as a drug kingpin, along with a cousin of the late socialist leader Hugo Chvez, to revamp Venezuela's oil industr...
Apr 27, 2020
GINTA: Wildlife should not pay the ultimate price during the pandemic
DO YOU REMEMBER the first couple of weeks of COVID-19 and the toilet paper shortage? Then came the flour and other dry supplies, followed by yeast. Next came the seed shortage. Suppliers in town could...
Apr 27, 2020 Image Credit: Jacqueline Macou
Film festivals team up to offer free global fest on YouTube
NEW YORK - Film festivals worldwide are teaming up to launch "We Are One: A Global Film Festival," which will play out over 10 days and be available for free on YouTube. Tribeca Enterprises, the compa...
Apr 27, 2020
Comics keep laughs coming even with clubs closed by COVID-19
LOS ANGELES - Whenever she's down, Tiffany Haddish says she finds a good joke can bring her right back up. That's why the popular star of TV, film and stand-up decided to crack wise about ways to surv...
Apr 27, 2020
Michelle Obama documentary 'Becoming' to premiere on Netflix
NEW YORK - A documentary portrait of Michelle Obama titled "Becoming" will premiere on Netflix next week, the streaming company announced Monday. The film, described as "an intimate look into the life...
Apr 27, 2020
NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest
MIAMI - The NBA has pushed back plans that would allow teams to reopen their practice facilities for at least one week, and cautioned that the new target is far from set in stone. The earliest that te...
Apr 27, 2020
