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China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire
BEIJING - Nineteen people have died while fighting a raging forest fire in southwestern China and reinforcements were sent to fight the blaze and evacuate nearby residents, officials and state media r...
Mar 30, 2020
B.C. court considers ways to deliver Meng decision in socially distant manner
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court is considering creative ways to deliver a decision in an extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as a global pandemic restricts travel and ga...
Mar 30, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...
Mar 30, 2020
CFL postpones training camps in response to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL postponed the start of training camps Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic."The ongoing global pandemic and the resulting directives issued by various governments make it unsafe to pr...
Mar 30, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Fraudsters using COVID-19 to fuel scam attacks
Since the beginning of March, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) has received 66 reports linked to the COVID19 virus.Jeff Thomson, Senior RCMP Intelligence Analyst with the CAFC told meadowlakeNOW ...
Mar 30, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames announce temporary layoffs
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have announced temporary staff reductions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The moves on Monday come with nearly all major sports leagues and...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre
VICTORIA - Vancouver's waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday. The centre...
Mar 30, 2020
Former Canucks goalie Lack retires after taking time off with hip injury
Former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack is retiring from the NHL. Lack, who had been sidelined this season with a hip injury, made the announcement Monday on his Twitter account in a four-...
Mar 30, 2020
Long road, but less limbo for Canadian athletes bound for Tokyo Games
On the coldest, wettest, hardest days on Elk Lake, rower Hillary Janssens told herself and her numb hands "this is the last winter we have to do this before Tokyo." It wasn't. The ...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps unveil nine new Twitter language feeds, with more planned
Looking to embrace their multicultural home and welcome potential fans father afield, the Vancouver Whitecaps unveiled official club Twitter feeds in nine new languages Monday. The new feeds come in A...
Mar 30, 2020