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COVID-19 forces cancellation of Toronto FC match at MLS is Back Tournament
COVID-19 impacted the MLS is Back Tournament again Sunday, with a pair of test results…
Canada’s largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead
TORONTO – In its 26 years of existence, officers with Canada's largest Indigenous police force…
Demonstrators call for end to police violence at rally for B.C. nursing student
VANCOUVER – Shayla Raine ended her kickboxing class on January 20 to a flood of…
Pandemic leads 7-Eleven to forgo free Slurpees on 7-11
DALLAS – The coronavirus pandemic has taken away another summertime tradition in the U.S.: There…
Church asks Utah Mormons to wear face coverings in public
SALT LAKE CITY – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has asked all…
Disney World reopens as coronavirus cases surge in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. – “The Most Magical Place on Earth” has reopened after nearly four months…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 11
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:00 p.m. ET on…
TRENDING NOW: Meet the world’s cutest baby sloth
Join Coyote Peterson for a wilderness adventure as he meets B-Rad, possibly the smallest, most…
B.C. man prepares to be first to receive double-hand transplant in Canada
VANCOUVER – When Rick Thompson's doctor told him a surgical team was going ahead with…
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s prison sentence
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger…
Bosnian-Canadians mark 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre
Mirela Hodzic Sivic's mother has told her stories about her father, but she doesn't have…
‘Stunning:’ Scientists surprised at Fort McMurray fire’s long impact on rivers
EDMONTON – Four years after its flames guttered out, the record-breaking Fort McMurray wildfire continues…
Class-action lawsuit alleges meat packer failed to take COVID-19 precautions
CALGARY – A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cargill Ltd. that claims the meat-packing…
Singer says lawsuit over Lady A name is ‘white privilege’
Singer Anita White, who was sued by a country group over the use of the…
B.C. job numbers are encouraging but there’s a long road ahead: finance minister
VICTORIA – Statistics Canada's labour force survey for June shows 118,000 people in B.C. found…
America’s worsening COVID-19 crisis has some Canadians barring the border door
WASHINGTON – A Canadian cabinet minister was among the guests waiting in the virtual wings…
‘They change too:’ Rockies photo archive documents high-altitude shifts
An astonishing trove of century-old photographs of the Rocky Mountains shows those rugged symbols of…
Simple Plan’s David Desrosiers leaves the band after misconduct allegations
The bassist for Montreal rock band Simple Plan is leaving the group following anonymous sexual…
TRENDING NOW: Do face masks work? Bill Nye the Science Guy explains
Are you still undecided about whether wearing a mask in public is right for you…
Canadian economy adds 953,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate falls
OTTAWA – Nearly one million more Canadians had jobs in June, Statistics Canada says, as…
UPDATE: Conservatives call for criminal investigation into WE charity scandal
OTTAWA – The Conservatives said Friday they want a criminal investigation into the Liberal government's…
Doctors, nurses urged to provide info on racism in B.C. emergency rooms
VICTORIA – A former judge investigating allegations of racism towards Indigenous people in British Columbia's…
‘Are you wearing protection?’: Daters struggle with COVID-19 compatibility
As Laura Duarte swipes through a seemingly endless stream of suitors on Tinder, she's not…
Racist slurs during Conservative leadership debate not surprising: Lewis
OTTAWA – The litany of racial slurs inserted into the comments section of an online…