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Experts say student mental wellness should be top priority as kids return to class
Catherine Monias can't wait for the day she sees the buses pull up outside her office and the kids from her remote Manitoba First Nation stream back into the hallways following months of their schools...
May 27, 2021

Thousands evacuate Congo's Goma after more volcanic activity
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Tens of thousands of people are evacuating the city of Goma in eastern Congo for fear of another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo. The military governor of Congo's North Ki...
May 27, 2021

`School of Rock' actor Kevin Clark killed in bike accident
CHICAGO (AP) - Kevin Clark, who played drummer Freddy "Spazzy McGee" Jones in the 2003 movie "School of Rock" with Jack Black, was killed when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle along a C...
May 27, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 301,113 new vaccinations administered for a total of 21,938...
May 26, 2021

Brittany Howard leads Toronto over Calgary at Secret Cup women's hockey tournament
CALGARY - Brittany Howard produced a hat trick and Jamie Lee Rattray added a pair of goals as Team Sonnet downed Team Scotiabank 8-3 on Wednesday at the Secret Cup women's hockey tournament in Calgary...
May 26, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. There are 1,368,106 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,368,106 confirmed cases (44,785 activ...
May 26, 2021

Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southw...
May 26, 2021

Ohio announces 1st winners of Vax-a-Million lottery
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state said Wednesday a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio's $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize. The state also said a Dayton-area teen is t...
May 26, 2021

The Daily with LNN – May 26, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
May 26, 2021

'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author Eric Carle dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) - Eric Carle, the beloved children's author and illustrator whose classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished li...
May 26, 2021