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Heeding warnings, Gulf Coast residents flee coming hurricane
ENNIS, Texas - Thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled inland from an approaching hurricane deemed "unsurvivable" by forecasters as hotels and shelters filled quickly, exacerbating the struggles of peo...
Aug 26, 2020

Active COVID cases up in Alberta, steady in Central Zone
Alberta is reporting 127 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.This brings the total number of coronavirus cases identified in the province so far to 13,210 including 1,176 that are currently active - up...
Aug 26, 2020

B.C. parents encouraged to get informed about back-to-school plans
VICTORIA - Back-to-school plans have been posted online for all 60 districts in British Columbia with an aim to offer all instruction in classrooms. However, deputy education minister Scott MacDo...
Aug 26, 2020

Canadian featherweight T.J. Laramie to make his UFC debut in September
Canadian featherweight T.J. (The Truth) Laramie will make his UFC debut Sept. 19 in Las Vegas against Darrick Minner. The 22-year-old from Windsor, Ont., is the only Canadian to earn a UFC c...
Aug 26, 2020

Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan helps Lyon to Women's Champions League final
BILBAO, Spain - Canadian Kadeisha Buchanan is one win away from a fourth straight UEFA Women's Champions League title with Lyon. The French powerhouse advanced to Sunday's final against Germany's...
Aug 26, 2020

Block this: Canucks getting almost entire bench blocking shots against Vegas
EDMONTON - To gauge the Vancouver Canucks' chances of taking the series lead against the Vegas Golden Knights, just trace your finger down the list of blocked shots. On Tuesday, for the firs...
Aug 26, 2020

'I thought I did something wrong:' Video shows Mountie entering home with axe
STANLEY MISSION, Sask. - The RCMP in Saskatchewan is reviewing the behaviour of an officer captured on video yelling, swearing and carrying an axe into a home where a man inside had self-harmed. Jonas...
Aug 26, 2020

Kanye West sues Ohio election chief over petition denial
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rapper Kanye West sued Ohio's election chief Wednesday in an effort to be placed on the November presidential ballot after the Secretary of State deemed him unqualified as an independ...
Aug 26, 2020

'I'm angry': some parents, teachers anxious as Quebec schoolkids head back to class
MONTREAL - Olga Maria Ruiz is reluctantly sending her 11-year-old daughter back to school in Montreal this year, armed with a few extra masks and reminders not to hug her classmates and teachers. As m...
Aug 26, 2020

Town of Ponoka invites citizen input on 2021 Budget
Citizens of Ponoka are being invited to give their input on the 2021 Town of Ponoka Budget. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, officials say the Town's annual public consultation on the Town Budget is bein...
Aug 26, 2020