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Dolly Parton adds pandemic hero to list of accomplishments
BOSTON - Dolly Parton is being celebrated in song - a rewritten version of her own "Jolene" - for her contribution to an experimental coronavirus vaccine. Northeastern University associate English pro...
Nov 18, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Nov. 18, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:15 a.m.Quebec is reporting 1,179 new cases of COVID-19 and 35 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including eight...
Nov 18, 2020
Manga and Anime
Manga and Anime presentations will be Wednesday nights from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Allan Sapp Gallery in North Battleford.Pre-Register by Saturday, November 21st.See poster for details.
Nov 18, 2020
"I know he's there" - Bishop-Nriagu says her future success will be due to Fairall
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu kept every training program coach Dennis Fairall had written for her over the decade the two had worked together. And so, when Bishop-Nriagu returned to the track after becoming ...
Nov 18, 2020
Nashville SC's Walker Zimmerman named MLS Defender of the Year
NEW YORK - Nashville SC centre back Walker Zimmerman has been named the 2020 MLS Defender of the Year. Zimmerman was runner-up to Minnesota's Ike Opara last year. The 27-year-old U.S. international re...
Nov 18, 2020
Kyla 42nd Annual Art Show and Sale Virtual Edition
Due to Covid-19 restrictions of space and food, we felt that we could not realistically display our show in the safe and fun manner which our patrons have come to expect.Therefore, we are sharing with...
Nov 18, 2020
Ottawa to keep Boeing Max aircraft grounded for now, despite US decision
OTTAWA - Canada will not immediately follow the U.S. in allowing the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to return to Canadian airspace.Minister of Transport Marc Garneau said in a statement Wednesday that Canada...
Nov 18, 2020
In McQueen's 'Small Axe,' an epic of West Indian heritage
NEW YORK - For Steve McQueen, bringing back the London of his childhood began with remembering the scents of his youth. In "Small Axe," McQueen's ambitious five-film anthology about London's West Indi...
Nov 18, 2020
Longueuil police arrest man for alleged threats over local deer cull plan
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police say a man was arrested in connection with threats against the mayor of Longueuil and other local elected officials over a plan to cull white-tailed deer in a city park. Longue...
Nov 18, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Annual rate of inflation rose to 0.7 per cent in October
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in October was up 0.7 per cent compared with a year ago as the annual pace of inflation increased led by higher food prices. The increase compa...
Nov 18, 2020