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Response crews to spend holiday at site of historic cargo ship fuel leak
BLIGH ISLAND - The Canadian Coast Guard says fuel leaking from a historic shipwreck in a popular marine park off the coast of Vancouver Island has been confirmed on shore and oiled at least two animal...
Dec 16, 2020
Breeders' Cup Classic, Queen's Plate champion Awesome Again dies at age 26
GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Awesome Again, one of the top Canadian-bred thoroughbred race horses in history, has died.The horse died Tuesday at age 26, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Homes in Kentucky said...
Dec 16, 2020
Fed keeps rate near zero but sees brighter economy in 2021
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying government bonds until the economy makes "substantial" progress, a step intended to reassure financial markets and keep long-te...
Dec 16, 2020
Vaccinations reach nursing homes, as California faces crisis
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - The first COVID-19 vaccinations are underway at U.S. nursing homes, where the virus has killed upwards of 110,000 people, even as the nation struggles to contain a surge so alarm...
Dec 16, 2020
Champagne keen to partner with new Biden administration on climate, COVID-19
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the incoming Biden administration in the United States will help stabilize the world order and give North America a good shot at beat...
Dec 16, 2020
Woman walking with kids killed by runaway cargo vehicle in Surrey: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a woman who had been walking with two children is dead after being struck by a cargo vehicle with no driver. RCMP in Surrey, B.C., received a report on Tuesday of a crash inv...
Dec 16, 2020
Ottawa announces $185-million to help Albertans re-enter the workforce
EDMONTON, AB - The federal government is giving support to Albertans to help them develop the skills needed to find jobs.Federal Minister of Employment and Workforce Development Carla Qualtrough annou...
Dec 16, 2020
Right-wing extremist activity on the rise in Atlantic Canada: UNB researchers
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Researchers at the University of New Brunswick found an alarming recent spike in right-wing extremism in Atlantic Canada, and the data indicates the activity is increasing. Right-wi...
Dec 16, 2020
Quebec premier says health measures shouldn't impact Canadiens if NHL resumes
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the province's public health measures shouldn't impact a resumption of activities for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. Legault said Wednesday he's had disc...
Dec 16, 2020
'Expensive, extreme:' Environment Canada releases annual Top 10 weather stories list
It was another year of record-breaking disasters and crazy, dangerous weather from coast to coast, says Environment Canada's senior climatologist. A vicious hailstorm in Calgary wrote off more cars th...
Dec 16, 2020