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First 10 acts qualify for Eurovision Song Contest final
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - After the COVID-19 pandemic halted last year's edition, the Eurovision Song Contest roared back to life Tuesday, spectacularly celebrating not just Euro beats, but also t...
May 18, 2021
Jays in flight in AL East despite injuries, home field changes and tough schedule
About one quarter of the Toronto Blue Jays' season is complete and Canada's only big-league team finds itself right in the mix in the American League East. Considering the team's injury woes, an unexp...
May 18, 2021
Vancouver Canucks weather late barrage, hold on for 4-2 win over Calgary Flames
VANCOUVER - The stakes may be low, but coach Travis Green says his Vancouver Canucks are playing hard to finish out the season. The Canucks took points from a third-straight game on Tuesday, beating t...
May 18, 2021
Police hope to solve cold case murders of two boys in Vancouver with DNA technology
VANCOUVER - Police are hoping DNA technology may help solve the so-called Babes in the Woods murder in Vancouver's Stanley Park seven decades ago. Sgt. Steve Addison said advancements in science, in c...
May 18, 2021
Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denun...
May 18, 2021
Minister asks Canadians to camp carefully in national parks as season starts
Canada's environment minister has one main bit of advice as the country's second COVID-19 summer is about to begin: Camp carefully. "We all recognize how important nature and green spaces have been to...
May 18, 2021
Vancouver mayor says sorry for city's role in turning away South Asians in 1914
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has issued an apology for its racist role in denying entry to 376 passengers aboard a ship that was forced to return to India over a century ago. Mayor Kennedy Stewar...
May 18, 2021
Deadline approaches for Alberta grant for small and medium enterprises impacted by COVID-19
EDMONTON, AB. -- In an effort to support businesses affected by public health measures introduced in April 2021, a spring grant application period opened April 23, for COVID aid funding. Applications ...
May 18, 2021
The Market at Red Deer set to open for 51st season
This Saturday will mark the official opening of the 51st season of The Market at Red Deer, better known as the Red Deer Farmers' Market.Co-manager Patrick Moffat says they'll once again open on the Sa...
May 18, 2021
Hinshaw believes schools are safe, return planned for next week
Dr. Deena Hinshaw says declining new daily case numbers suggest the public health measures put in place in early May are working.But she maintains the province is not out of the woods just yet with so...
May 18, 2021