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Racism not ruled out as motive in unprovoked tripping of Burnaby, B.C., senior
BURNABY, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver are searching for a woman who casually approached a senior who was using a walker, tripped her from behind and walked away. Burnaby RCMP have releas...
May 29, 2020

How working from home can help you pay down debt
Are you one of the millions of Canadians who have adapted to working from home in the last few months? Change in your work routine can be difficult. When you add concerns about family, health and pers...
May 29, 2020

Shortened MLB amateur draft to remain at New Jersey studio
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball's shortened amateur draft will remain at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, for the first round on June 10. MLB shortened the selections to five rounds a...
May 29, 2020

Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network and the Centre of Excellence for Women's Health are committed to supporting Canadians, our stakeholders, and public health efforts by provid...
May 29, 2020

Large cruise ships barred from Canadian waters until end of October: Garneau
OTTAWA - The cruise-ship season in Canada is all but dead as Ottawa extends a ban on ships in Canadian waters until the end of October. Transportation Minister Marc Garneau says passenger ships w...
May 29, 2020

Another $650M in COVID-19 aid bound for Indigenous communities
OTTAWA - Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government will spend another $650 million to help Indigenous communities cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Of this, $285 mill...
May 29, 2020

Police want Liverpool's title decider in neutral stadium
MANCHESTER, England - Liverpool is unlikely to win the Premier League at Anfield after police included the leader's key games among at least five it wants to be played at neutral venues in a bid to pr...
May 29, 2020

Some fans allowed in stadiums when Russian soccer returns
MOSCOW - Fans will be allowed in the stadiums when the Russian soccer league restarts next month. Under a plan drawn up by Russian soccer authorities and approved by a state regulatory agency, spectat...
May 29, 2020

Garneau says still no black boxes from Iran in January shootdown of airliner
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says efforts are still underway to get Iran to release the flight recorders from its Jan. 8 shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane. On March 1...
May 29, 2020

As police, protesters clash in Minneapolis, Twitter blocks Trump's 'thug' tweet
WASHINGTON - The peace of America's self-imposed COVID-19 exile has given way in dramatic fashion to violent unrest in the city of Minneapolis and across the United States as prote...
May 29, 2020