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Study shows vessels not complying with right whale protections in Cabot Strait
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Early analysis of vessel speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that almost two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary slowdown meant to protect endangered right whales that migra...
Jun 11, 2020
Charles (Air) Jourdain looking to climb featherweight ladder with win over Fili
After felling (The Korean Superboy) Dooho Choi last time out in December, Quebec featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain issued a plea to UFC president Dana White. "Uncle Dana, that was a big performance...
Jun 11, 2020
Limits on prescription drugs relaxed
Beginning June 15, pharmacists in Alberta will be able to give out up to 100 days' worth of prescription medicationsTo help manage supply during the COVID-19 pandemic, the government recommended that ...
Jun 11, 2020
New virtual fundraiser unveiled in support of type 1 diabetes research
On June 14, the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community will take part in the JDRF House ParT1D for a Cure presented by Omnipod - Canada's largest virtual house turning type one diabetes into type none. Despi...
Jun 11, 2020
Funeral service today for young Indigenous woman shot by Edmundston police
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. - A funeral service is being held today for Chantel Moore, a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was killed by police in Edmundston, N.B., last week. The private service is being held in...
Jun 11, 2020
Syria's Assad fires his PM amid worsening economic crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian President Bashar Assad has fired his prime minister a month ahead of elections as the economic crisis worsens and public anger rises in the territory under his control. Assad ...
Jun 11, 2020
Trump OKs sanctions against international tribunal employees
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lobbed a broadside attack Thursday against the International Criminal Court by authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against court workers directly...
Jun 11, 2020
Politicians urged to collaborate on pandemic benefit for disabled Canadians
OTTAWA - Federal politicians are being urged to work together to help Canadians with disabilities weather the COVID-19 crisis. This after opposition parties refused Wednesday to give the unanimou...
Jun 11, 2020
Top-tier Spanish soccer resumes play after COVID-19 hiatus with 110 matches left
Spain's LaLiga emerges from its COVID-19 hiatus on Thursday with a derby match between Sevilla FC and Real Betis, the first of the 110 matches left to play this season. League leader Barcelona vi...
Jun 11, 2020
US wholesale prices rise 0.4% in May led by food and energy
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.4% in May, led by a gains in the cost of food and energy. The Labor Department said Thursday that its Producer Price Index, which measures inflation pressures...
Jun 11, 2020