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Border rules mean gruelling drive for Quebecers headed to Iles-de-la-Madeleine
MONTREAL - Quebecers hoping to vacation on the Iles-de-la-Madeleine learned this week they will not be able to stop in New Brunswick overnight because of restrictions on interprovincial travel. The Qu...
Jun 18, 2020
Civil servants to resume talks with federal government in the midst of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Contract talks are expected to resume next week for about 70,000 federal government employees, many of whom have been delivering emergency financial aid to millions of Canadians during the CO...
Jun 18, 2020
Province reports 15 new cases of COVID-19, new outbreak declared
There are 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 708.Fourteen of those cases are in the province's South region.The new cases are connected to a new outbreak declared by the S...
Jun 18, 2020
Leafs' Marner on matchup with Blue Jackets: 'Every game's not gonna be perfect'
TORONTO - Mitch Marner's message is simple - things might not always look pretty. Like a number of NHL players, the Maple Leafs winger has been back on the ice with a small group of teammate...
Jun 18, 2020
New Brunswick legislators defeat controversial mandatory vaccination bill
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick legislators have voted down a controversial bill that would have made vaccinations mandatory for children in the province's schools and d...
Jun 18, 2020
Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown's dying wish
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Godfather of Soul's dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer to being fulfilled, now that South Carolina's Supreme Court - weighing into a 14-year-old legal ...
Jun 18, 2020
Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed
NEW YORK - As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community. But as unani...
Jun 18, 2020
California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will require people to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn't possible under a statewide order issued Thursday. "Science shows that face ...
Jun 18, 2020
Players counter with 70-game season, 10 more than MLB
NEW YORK - Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, leaving them and management 10 games and about $275 million apart on plans to start the coronavirus-delayed season. As ...
Jun 18, 2020
Sask. Federation of Labour says workers ‘anxious’ to get off CERB
The voice for workers in Saskatchewan doesn't believe people are purposely staying home and living off pandemic programs like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)On Wednesday, Saskatchewan Cha...
Jun 18, 2020