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Two presumed COVID-19 cases at Nunavut mine may be territory's first infections
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two presumptive cases of COVID-19 at an iron mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. The territory is the only jurisdiction in Canada without a confirmed cas...
Jul 15, 2020

Ethnocultural crime statistics to be collected through police, StatCan co-operation
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada and the country's police chiefs have agreed to help collect and report data about Indigenous and ethnocultural groups when compiling information on victi...
Jul 15, 2020

CEO confident Westerner Days will be back next year
Today marks the start of what would have been the kick-off to central Alberta's largest summer celebration.The 2020 edition of Westerner Days scheduled for July 15-19 was cancelled due to government h...
Jul 15, 2020

Super League looks to help out the Toronto Wolfpack over visa issue for imports
TORONTO - Rugby league authorities say they are working with the Toronto Wolfpack to resolve a visa issue that could derail the transatlantic team's attempt to resume play in England this summer. At i...
Jul 15, 2020

Ethiopia denies reports government has started filling dam
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia's water minister is denying reports citing him as saying the government had begun filling the massive hydroelectric dam that has caused severe tensions with Egypt. Aft...
Jul 15, 2020

Atlantic premiers not ready to lift travel restrictions on rest of Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Nearly two weeks after a loosened travel agreement between their provinces came into effect, Atlantic Canadian premiers are not rushing to set a date to welcome visitors from t...
Jul 15, 2020

US industrial production surges 5.4% in June
WASHINGTON - Production at America's factories, utilities and mines surged last month, but remained well below pre-pandemic levels. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that U.S. industrial production r...
Jul 15, 2020

MLS says no new COVID-19 cases among teams still at Florida tournament
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Major League Soccer reports testing Monday and Tuesday showed no new COVID-19 cases among the 24 teams still competing at the MLS is Back Tournament. In a social media post Tu...
Jul 15, 2020

Calgary murder suspect arrested in B.C.
CALGARY- A 58-year-old man from B.C. has been arrested in a killing in Calgary last year.Police say 66-year-old Harry Vincent Jones died in an altercation at a hotel in March of of 2019 in what they b...
Jul 15, 2020

Trump looks to scale back environmental reviews for projects
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to announce a new federal rule to speed up the environmental review process for proposed highways, gas pipelines and other major infrastructure, a move ...
Jul 15, 2020