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Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give each other space ...
Apr 09, 2020
UK's governing Conservatives face a reckoning with voters in 3 special elections
LONDON (AP) - Bad things may come in threes for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative Party faces a trio of unwanted verdicts from voters this week. The U.K. is holding three special ...
Jul 19, 2023
'Taking comfort in a simpler time:' Super Bowl ads play it safe with nostalgic tone
Commercials during this year's Super Bowl are expected to take on a nostalgic tone as advertisers walk a fine line between entertaining viewers and being sensitive to the widespread devastation of COV...
Feb 05, 2021
Critics push back against hepatitis C screening advice, say boomers should be tested
TORONTO - When Walter Buchanan learned his brother-in-law needed a liver transplant because of advanced cirrhosis caused by a long-undiagnosed infection with hepatitis C, he offered to donate part of ...
May 28, 2017
A big-city orchestra salvages a student's cancelled recital
Devastated after her graduate recital was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, Brooke Mead nearly gave up. Faced with recording the concert alone, at home, the 23-year-old viola student stopped prac...
May 10, 2020
Who fires the starter's pistol for an election in Canada? Five things to know
OTTAWA - It's not like in the United States, where election day occurs like clockwork on the same week every four years - and has since before Canada was a country. North of the 49th parallel, the mec...
Aug 13, 2021
The Latest: Guest next to Vegas gunman's room 'shaken'
LAS VEGAS - The Latest on the shooting in Las Vegas (all times local): 11:30 p.m. An Australian man who says he had the room next to the gunman’s says he’s “shaken” by Sunday...
Oct 02, 2017
Calgary urged to wait for more details before deciding on 2026 Olympic bid
CALGARY - The City of Calgary is being urged to wait for more details from the International Olympic Committee before deciding whether to bid for the 2026 Games. The 17-member Calgary Bid Exploration ...
Jul 24, 2017
Bebe Rexha calls out audience for jaded response to her song
NEW YORK - R&B singer H.E.R. gave a next-level performance, sister duo Chloe x Halle matched the greatness of their recent Super Bowl performance and pop singer Bebe Rexha went off on the crowd wh...
Feb 08, 2019
First commercial US-Havana flight lands in ramped-up travel
HAVANA - Just three days after the death of Fidel Castro, the first scheduled commercial flight from the U.S. to Havana in more than 50 years landed Monday to the applause of passengers and a water-sp...
Nov 28, 2016