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Good grief! 'Peanuts' celebrates 70th anniversary with art
NEW YORK - The virus pandemic won't stop Charlie Brown, Snoopy or the "Peanuts" gang from marking an important birthday and they're hoping to raise the spirits of sick kids while they celebrate. The b...
Oct 02, 2020
In Appalachia, people watch COVID-19, race issues from afar
BUCHTEL, Ohio - The water, so cold that it nearly hurts, spills relentlessly into a concrete trough from three pipes driven into a hillside near the edge of town. People have been coming to the trough...
Oct 02, 2020
Canadian actor Rick Moranis sucker punched while walking in NYC
NEW YORK - Canadian actor Rick Moranis was sucker punched by an unknown assailant while walking Thursday on a sidewalk near New York's Central Park, a law enforcement official told the Associated Pres...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. Republicans, Democrats in Canada agree: Expat Americans should vote
TORONTO - Despite the bitter partisan divide racking U.S. politics, there is one thing both Republicans and Democrats living in Canada agree on when it comes to November's presidential election - the ...
Oct 02, 2020
Ottawa Senators swing trade to acquire defeneman Josh Brown from Florida Panthers
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Josh Brown from the Florida Panthers for a fourth-round pick (95th overall) in Tuesday's NHL draft.The 26-year-old Brown had three goals, five ass...
Oct 02, 2020
Trudeau says more compassionate approach to COVID-19 border restrictions is needed
OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to loosen restrictions on who can come into Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has listened to heartbreaking stories of families being ...
Oct 02, 2020
Another possible COVID-19 case at gold mine in Nunavut
Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is another presumptive case of COVID-19 at a gold mine in western Nunavut, bringing the total to eight possible cases.On Monday, Dr. Michael Patterson ...
Oct 02, 2020
Electronic payment, legion masks: poppy campaign adapts to COVID-19
The Royal Canadian Legion is selling non-medical masks and will roll out electronic payment options during this year's poppy campaign, which has been adjusted for the pandemic. Most legion branches wi...
Oct 02, 2020
Quebec reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time since May
MONTREAL - For the first time since early May, more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Quebec in a 24-hour period. Health officials said today the number of new COVID-19 cases in the provi...
Oct 02, 2020
Feds top up relief fund with $600 million to help small- and medium-sized businesses
OTTAWA - The federal government is adding $600 million to a fund to help small- and medium-sized businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure announced today by Economic Development Minister ...
Oct 02, 2020