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Masks and closed fitting rooms: Reopened retail to look vastly different
VANCOUVER - Shoppers at recently reopened Sleep Country stores looking to test mattresses or pillows will find a disposable protective barrier between them and the product. When Aritzia stores open&nb...
May 14, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:40 a.m. Ontario is reporting 258 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 33 more deaths. That brings Ontario to a total of 21...
May 14, 2020
COVID-19 restrictions may aid B.C.'s ongoing battle against invasive mussels
VICTORIA - Travel restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic might help British Columbia defend against invasive mussels, but the province is taking no chances as it works to keep the creatures...
May 14, 2020
UFC fighter Anthony Smith takes a beating, loses tooth and then hands it to ref
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UFC light-heavyweight contender Anthony (Lionheart) Smith lived up to his nickname Wednesday, taking a beating that included him handing one of his teeth to the referee mid-fight....
May 14, 2020
Court reinstates lawsuit over Trump's hotel profits
RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel. The lawsuit brought by the ...
May 14, 2020
Biography of Ida B. Wells coming out in 2021, publisher says
NEW YORK - The great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells is writing a biography of the pioneering African-American journalist and activist. One Signal Publishers announced Thursday that Michelle Duster's "I...
May 14, 2020
Common's #WeMatterToo push urges jail releases amid virus
NEW YORK - Rapper and activist Common went into quarantine concerned about incarcerated people he has met during visits to jails, prisons and juvenile detention centres around the U.S. and who aren't ...
May 14, 2020
Typhoon hits Philippines as some places see pandemic relief
WARSAW, Poland - A typhoon that slammed into the Philippines on Thursday forced a risky evacuation for tens of thousands of people during the coronavirus pandemic, while New Zealand and Japan were amo...
May 14, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Wildlife Federation is sounding like just another gun lobby
KAMLOOPS - THE GUN LOBBY AND HUNTING have, in my mind at least, always been two different things.Although it's been many, many years since I stopped shooting animals for fun, I believe most sport hunt...
May 14, 2020
Gradual reopening of national parks, historic sites to be announced
OTTAWA - Canada is slowly beginning to emerge from its COVID-19 cocoon, with the federal government poised to announce a gradual reopening of national parks and heritage sites, and more provinces...
May 14, 2020
