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Annual species count going ahead May 30-31
With the current situation with COVID-19, the Red Deer River Naturalists are still going ahead with their May Species Count on May 30 and 31. Organizers say that since this activity does not involve p...
May 11, 2020

Indiana attorney general's law license suspended for groping
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill's law license will be suspended for 30 days over allegations that he drunkenly groped four women during a party, the state Supreme Court ruled Monda...
May 11, 2020

World has done a 180 in the year since Leonard's Game 7 buzzer-beater
TORONTO - Patrick Cassidy watched the game alone in his Boston home. The only light in his living room came from the glow of his TV. Growing up in Philadelphia, Cassidy was a lifelong Sixers fan. But&...
May 11, 2020

Retirees, isolated by virus, become DJs for new radio hour
NASHVILLE - Tucked away inside his room at a senior care facility, Bob Coleman knew he couldn't go out into the world with the coronavirus raging. But he could share with the world his first love - co...
May 11, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:08 a.m. on May 11, 2020: There are 69,157 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 37,721 confirmed (inclu...
May 11, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:45 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will continue to push for caution in terms of liftin...
May 11, 2020

One of two Quebec Liberal leadership candidates drops out, citing lack of money
MONTREAL - One of only two leadership contenders for the Quebec Liberal Party is dropping out of the race. Alexandre Cusson, the former mayor of Drummondville, Que., announced today that the race...
May 11, 2020

More COVID-19 restrictions being lifted across the country
Some Quebec schools were reopening and more Ontario retailers were offering curbside pickup on Monday as Ottawa promised to help some of the country's biggest employers stay afloat during th...
May 11, 2020

Police-escorted motorcade to accompany remains of helicopter crash victim
HALIFAX - The remains of Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough, a Royal Canadian Navy sailor killed last month in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, were expected to arrive in Halifax on ...
May 11, 2020

'Heavy handed' approach would force inspectors into infected plants: Union
OTTAWA - Canada's Agriculture Union says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will order non-meat inspectors into meat plants under threat of discipline. The union says the agency is ins...
May 11, 2020