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Researchers look for unique ways to collect data as COVID-19 changes methods
Aaron Fairweather has 27 colonies of ants to keep happy in the living room by getting the temperature, humidity and light just right although the environment at home may not feel quite as comfortable ...
Aug 01, 2020

Air Force, UN food agency tackle skyrocketing COVID-19 hunger in Latin America
OTTAWA - The head of the UN World Food Program says the COVID-19 crisis has dramatically increased the number of starving people in Latin America, which could trigger a refugee exodus to North America...
Aug 01, 2020

All inquiry recommendations after fatal RCMP shooting implemented: Ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has implemented all seven recommendations made by a coroner's jury at the inquest into the killing of a man by police in Port Hardy five ye...
Aug 01, 2020

'Rebuilding Paradise' looks at emotional toll of deadly fire
SAN FRANCISCO - Almost two years since a wildfire swept through his mountain town and virtually wiped it out, Steve "Woody" Culleton got to put the final touches on his new home. Two redwood trees wer...
Jul 31, 2020

Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns. Tru...
Jul 31, 2020

Federeal documents say Huawei's Meng lied, supporting her extradition to U.S.
VANCOUVER - Documents from lawyers for Canada's attorney general say a series of witnesses will prove Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou lied to HSBC bank about the company's relationship's ...
Jul 31, 2020

Ontario Ministry of Education cuts ties with WE, says will investigate contracts
TORONTO - The Ontario Ministry of Education says it will not renew its contract with We Charity and will investigate any expenditures to date. Alexandra Adamo, a spokeswoman for Education Minister Ste...
Jul 31, 2020

California officials report first virus death of a child
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California health officials reported the state's first coronavirus death of a child on Friday as the statewide tally of fatalities surpassed 9,000, saying the victim was a teenage...
Jul 31, 2020

#YouMatter Awareness walk to take place at Flying Dust First Nation
Flying Dust First Nation will be hosting a suicide awareness walk in partnership with the City of Meadow Lake, RCMP, Northern Inter Tribal Health Agency (NITHA) and Roots of Hope in Meadow Lake. Tara ...
Jul 31, 2020

Edmonton hopes for NHL hub-city benefits, welcomes Western Conference playoffs
EDMONTON - Across the street from Rogers Place, a pub patio was prepped with picnic tables and television screens slung above them Friday. On the eve of the 2020 NHL playoffs, numerous downtown E...
Jul 31, 2020