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WATCH: Candlelight vigil honouring Dr. Walter Reynolds
We apologize as there was an issue with the live broadcast feed we were given a link to. You can watch a replay of the vigil in its entirety by clicking here, courtesy of Exposure Productions. ===To h...
Aug 14, 2020
COVID-19 surges expected and people must be vigilant: Dr. Theresa Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says surges in new cases of COVID-19 are expected going forward. Dr. Theresa Tam says as Canada continues to reopen, the federal government is planning fo...
Aug 14, 2020
Man pleads guilty in gas-and-dash death of Alberta gas station owner
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - A man who was charged with second-degree murder after an Alberta gas station owner was killed in a gas-and-dash has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Ki Yun Jo, who was 54, was ...
Aug 14, 2020
Canada-U.S. to extend border restrictions until Sept. 21
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will be extended another 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It means the two countries will continue their mut...
Aug 14, 2020
Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica faces funding crunch as COVID-19 curbs tourism
MONTREAL - One of Canada's best-known religious landmarks, the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, is seeking urgent government assistance to withstand a budget shortfall caused by COVID-19. Claudia...
Aug 14, 2020
Canada's top two-year-old filly Curlin's Voyage picking up where she left off
TORONTO - Canada's top two-year-old filly last season is picking up where she left off. Curlin's Voyage heads into the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks with a win and second-place finish off her two starts this...
Aug 14, 2020
Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Durham's Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into the probe of ties between Russia a...
Aug 14, 2020
No high school sports competition in Alberta until Stage 3 of relaunch: ASAA
High school sports in Alberta have been been put on pause until further notice. The Alberta Schools' Athletics Association (ASAA) announced on Thursday that all of its fall provincial championships ha...
Aug 14, 2020
Asylum seekers on front lines of COVID-19 to have chance at permanent residency
OTTAWA - Asylum seekers working on the front-lines of the COVID-19 crisis are getting an early chance at permanent residency in Canada. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced the program ...
Aug 14, 2020
R. Kelly's manager charged with phone threats to theatre
NEW YORK - R. Kelly's manager has been arrested on charges that he threatened a shooting at a Manhattan theatre two years ago, forcing an evacuation and the cancellation of the screening of a document...
Aug 14, 2020