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Canada-U.S. to extend border restrictions until Sept. 21
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will be extended another 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It means the two countries will continue their mut...
Aug 14, 2020
Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica faces funding crunch as COVID-19 curbs tourism
MONTREAL - One of Canada's best-known religious landmarks, the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, is seeking urgent government assistance to withstand a budget shortfall caused by COVID-19. Claudia...
Aug 14, 2020
Vigils to take place tonight for slain doctor
RED DEER, Alta. - Two vigils are planned tonight for a family doctor who was killed at a walk-in clinic in Red Deer earlier this week.Dr. Walter Reynolds, a 45-year-old father of two girls, died in ho...
Aug 14, 2020
Canada's top two-year-old filly Curlin's Voyage picking up where she left off
TORONTO - Canada's top two-year-old filly last season is picking up where she left off. Curlin's Voyage heads into the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks with a win and second-place finish off her two starts this...
Aug 14, 2020
Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Durham's Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into the probe of ties between Russia a...
Aug 14, 2020
Asylum seekers on front lines of COVID-19 to have chance at permanent residency
OTTAWA - Asylum seekers working on the front-lines of the COVID-19 crisis are getting an early chance at permanent residency in Canada. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced the program ...
Aug 14, 2020
R. Kelly's manager charged with phone threats to theatre
NEW YORK - R. Kelly's manager has been arrested on charges that he threatened a shooting at a Manhattan theatre two years ago, forcing an evacuation and the cancellation of the screening of a document...
Aug 14, 2020
Bulls fire coach Jim Boylen after missing playoffs again
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls fired coach Jim Boylen on Friday, the new front office beginning its remake of a team that missed the playoffs again. The Bulls were 22-43 and were one of the eight teams t...
Aug 14, 2020
J Balvin says he is recovering from the coronavirus
NEW YORK - Colombian superstar J Balvin says he is recovering after battling the coronavirus. In a pre-taped video that aired Thursday night as Balvin accepted an award at Premios Juventud 2020, the p...
Aug 14, 2020
Atlantic Canadians against lifting travel restrictions next month, survey finds
A new survey indicates Atlantic Canadians are largely opposed to lifting quarantine requirements for Canadians who live outside the region. More than 3,300 Atlantic Canadians participated in the Halif...
Aug 14, 2020