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Good grief! 'Peanuts' celebrates 70th anniversary with art
NEW YORK - The virus pandemic won't stop Charlie Brown, Snoopy or the "Peanuts" gang from marking an important birthday and they're hoping to raise the spirits of sick kids while they celebrate. The b...
Oct 02, 2020

In Appalachia, people watch COVID-19, race issues from afar
BUCHTEL, Ohio - The water, so cold that it nearly hurts, spills relentlessly into a concrete trough from three pipes driven into a hillside near the edge of town. People have been coming to the trough...
Oct 02, 2020

Canadian actor Rick Moranis sucker punched while walking in NYC
NEW YORK - Canadian actor Rick Moranis was sucker punched by an unknown assailant while walking Thursday on a sidewalk near New York's Central Park, a law enforcement official told the Associated Pres...
Oct 02, 2020

U.S. Republicans, Democrats in Canada agree: Expat Americans should vote
TORONTO - Despite the bitter partisan divide racking U.S. politics, there is one thing both Republicans and Democrats living in Canada agree on when it comes to November's presidential election - the ...
Oct 02, 2020

Ottawa Senators swing trade to acquire defeneman Josh Brown from Florida Panthers
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Josh Brown from the Florida Panthers for a fourth-round pick (95th overall) in Tuesday's NHL draft.The 26-year-old Brown had three goals, five ass...
Oct 02, 2020

Trudeau says more compassionate approach to COVID-19 border restrictions is needed
OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to loosen restrictions on who can come into Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has listened to heartbreaking stories of families being ...
Oct 02, 2020

Another possible COVID-19 case at gold mine in Nunavut
Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is another presumptive case of COVID-19 at a gold mine in western Nunavut, bringing the total to eight possible cases.On Monday, Dr. Michael Patterson ...
Oct 02, 2020

Electronic payment, legion masks: poppy campaign adapts to COVID-19
The Royal Canadian Legion is selling non-medical masks and will roll out electronic payment options during this year's poppy campaign, which has been adjusted for the pandemic. Most legion branches wi...
Oct 02, 2020

Man sentenced for police chase ending in field near Sylvan Lake
A man charged following a police chase that ended in a farm field near Sylvan Lake this summer will spend the next year behind bars. The series of events on July 3 started at around 4:30 p.m. when RCM...
Oct 02, 2020

Town of Ponoka asks residents for help in reducing false alarm fire calls
The Town of Ponoka is asking its residents for help in reducing the number of false alarm fire calls in the community. In 2019, Town officials say almost half of all emergency fire calls in Ponoka wer...
Oct 02, 2020