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‘Flying off the shelves’: Toys likely bright spot amid muted holiday retail season
HALIFAX – In a year plagued by a deadly virus, closures and cancellations, parents are…
Canadians cash in on hobbies with ‘side hustles’ as COVID-19 crisis cuts jobs
TORONTO – For Chelsea Hearty and Ian Moores, the recipe for success began with a…
Experts call for COVIDzero strategy to weed out virus, but will it work?
As COVID-19 cases rise steeply across parts of Canada, infectious disease experts are calling for…
iN VIDEO: ‘Dueling dinosaurs’ fossils donated to North Carolina museum
RALEIGH, N.C. – The fossil skeletons of two dinosaurs intertwined in what looks like a…
Clues on how COVID-19 impacts you, may be in your genes
British Columbia is not collecting data to better understand the effects of ethnicity in patients…
Two drivers facing allegations of sexual assault laid off by Penticton cab company
A Penticton cab company says two of its drivers are no longer working with the…
TRENDING NOW: Buck battle seen on Highway 97 near Peachland
A pair of dueling deer were spotted off the side of Highway 97 this week…
Iconic Heinz Ketchup will be made in Canada again
TORONTO – Kraft Heinz says the production of Heinz Ketchup is returning to Canada, with…
Vancouver Island teacher suspended after audio of inappropriate conversation in class surfaces
School District 84 has suspended a math teacher from Kyuquot Elementary Secondary School after an…
Flu season in Canada ‘exceptionally low’ so far, public health says
OTTAWA – At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711…
Growing number of Canadians plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19: poll
OTTAWA – A new poll suggests the proportion of Canadians planning to get vaccinated for…
Powerful winds, high tides raise flooding concerns as storm hits coastal B.C.
VANCOUVER – Much of coastal British Columbia is braced for a brief but powerful windstorm…
Kamloops artist finds healing through music
Cree artist, K.A.S.P. (Keeping Alive Stories for the People), also known as Paul Sawan, is…
RCMP destroy two pit bulls that attacked chickens in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. – Police have destroyed two pit bulls after the owner of…
Fire at hospital in Burnaby forces ER closure
BURNABY, B.C. – A fire at the hospital in Burnaby, B.C., has forced the temporary…
New information sparks renewed search efforts for woman missing in North Okanagan
Kendra Toner remembers a cold morning in May of 2016 when she and a friend…
Americans across party lines, regions embrace marijuana
HELENA, Mont. – Bill Stocker could be considered the archetype of a conservative voter: He's…
iN VIDEO: Second coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests
For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna…
COVID-19 counts continue to rise as Canada approaches 300,000 cases
Canada's COVID-19 hot spots reported minor declines in daily infections on Sunday, but health officials…
Johnson buries some major memories, wins the Masters; Conners finishes 10th
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Nothing ever comes easily for Dustin Johnson in the majors, except for…
Belgian racing pigeon fetches record price of $1.9 million
HALLE, Belgium – New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some —…
What the end of the Trump era could mean for Canadian Conservatives
OTTAWA – When Donald Trump leaves the White House, a regular feature of the last…
Trump seems to acknowledge Biden win, but he won’t concede
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to acknowledge for the first time that…
SpaceX aims for night crew launch, Musk sidelined by virus
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX aimed for a Sunday night launch of four astronauts to…