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A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jul 28, 2021
Wimbledon-area shops compete to design tennis storefronts
LONDON - Novak Dogovic and Andy Purray could end up among the winners in Wimbledon this year. Caricatures of the two Grand Slam champions - or, at least, their half-human, half-animal counterparts - a...
Jul 11, 2017
Becerra confirmed to head up Biden's ambitious health agenda
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden's health secretary, filling a key position in the administration's coronavirus response ...
Mar 18, 2021
Citizenship oath at the click of a mouse would cheapen tradition: Tory critic
OTTAWA - The Conservative immigration critic says a proposal to allow people to become a Canadian citizen with the click of a mouse "cheapens" an otherwise special moment for newcomers. The ...
Mar 17, 2023
SHA takes next step in fight against COVID
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is stepping up its efforts in order to fight the fourth wave of COVID-19 in the province.In a media release Friday, the SHA said it was activating "a second phas...
Sep 17, 2021
Pentagon: 2 US service members killed in Afghanistan blast
KABUL - A suicide bombing attack on a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday left two American service members dead, a Pentagon spokesman said, despite repeated refusals by the U.S. military...
Aug 01, 2017
Farmers markets looking for ways to stay afloat during the pandemic
Canada's farmers markets, traditionally reliant on bustling crowds paying cash for locally produced food, seem particularly ill-suited to the age of physical distancing. But those in the industry say ...
Apr 27, 2020
Stolen 70-pound popcorn ball, valued at $700, returned
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio - Police say a 70-pound popcorn ball worth hundreds of dollars that was swiped from a suburban Cleveland shop where it was being auctioned has been returned. The oversized snack dy...
Mar 15, 2017
Shares of Chinese retailer Miniso jump in 1st day of trading
HONG KONG - Shares of Miniso Group Holding jumped in their first day of trading, while the broader markets were on pace for their third straight loss this week. Miniso, a Chinese discount retailer kno...
Oct 15, 2020
Windsor to get millions in federal help for cost of Ambassador Bridge blockade
OTTAWA - The federal government has set aside $6.9 million to cover the cost of dealing with last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protests at Canada's busiest border crossing, according to Public ...
Dec 30, 2022