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Ontario coronavirus investigations seem to be tapering off, official says
TORONTO - Ontario's chief medical officer of health says the number of people under investigation in the province for the novel coronavirus seems to be dropping. Dr. David Williams says it has been ab...
Feb 03, 2020

Needle exchange program coming to Bowden Institution
The union representing correctional officers at Bowden Institution is calling out the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) for its decision to implement a needle exchange program at the institution.Th...
Feb 03, 2020

With a 22-point lead, Liverpool setting new standards in EPL
Liverpool is setting standards that have never been seen in English soccer. With a 4-0 win over Southampton on Saturday, Liverpool moved a scarcely believable 22 points clear in the Premier League -- ...
Feb 03, 2020

'Some people were confused' about his media-licensing comment, says Guilbeault
OTTAWA - The minister responsible for overhauling Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications sectors is trying to reassure Canadians that the federal government is not preparing to license news...
Feb 03, 2020

Toronto-bound Air Canada plane to make emergency landing at Madrid airport
A Toronto-bound Air Canada plane is preparing to make an emergency landing at Madrid's international airport due to an engine problem and reported tire rupture, the airline says. T...
Feb 03, 2020

Independent probe triggered after man killed during Quebec police intervention
ST-GEORGES, Que. - Quebec's independent police watchdog is investigating after a man died in a police shooting Sunday evening in the province's Beauce region. The bureau launched a prob...
Feb 03, 2020

Risk management key as Alberta ag producers start 2020 behind the eight ball
After a difficult 2019, agriculture professionals in the province are asking producers to take risk management seriously with the 2020 growing season upcoming.Some of the sector's top minds, including...
Feb 03, 2020 (farmnewsNOW file photo)

1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting on Greyhound bus in California
LEBEC, Calif. - A gunman opened fire aboard a packed Greyhound bus early Monday, killing one passenger and wounding five others before the driver pulled over onto the shoulder and managed to force the...
Feb 03, 2020

Israel's Holocaust museum apologizes for inaccurate videos
JERUSALEM - Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, issued an apology Monday for videos presented during a ceremony attended by world leaders last month, saying they included "a number of inaccuracie...
Feb 03, 2020

US construction spending dips 0.2% in December
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects edged down a slight 0.2% in December, closing out a year when total construction registered its first annual decline in eight years. The Commerce De...
Feb 03, 2020