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'I’d love to be home:' N.L. rotational workers facing bullying online
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As Geoff Neville waited this week in a Montreal airport to begin his second day of travel from Nunavut to St. John's, N.L., he said he tries to empathize with the angry people onlin...
Dec 03, 2020
'Canada really sticks out:' Studies show banks not so green on climate change
International analyses suggest Canadian financiers are oiling the wheels of the fossil fuel industry at a far greater rate than their peers. Bankers say they've made big strides in addressing climate ...
Dec 03, 2020
S. Koreans take college entrance exam amid viral resurgence
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Hundreds of thousands of masked students in South Korea, including 35 confirmed COVID-19 patients, took the highly competitive university entrance exam Thursday despite a v...
Dec 03, 2020
6 missing, homes destroyed in southeast Alaska landslide
JUNEAU, Alaska - Six people were missing after a mudslide measuring an estimated two football fields across slammed into a neighbourhood in the southeast Alaska community of Haines, Alaska State Troop...
Dec 02, 2020
Alberta Crown Prosecutors withdraw criminal charges against LPS officer
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Ten months after a police cell incident and awaiting court proceedings, a Lethbridge Police officer has learned an assault charge against him has been withdrawn by the Alberta Crown...
Dec 02, 2020
Roddy Ricch has Apple Music's top album, song of 2020
NEW YORK - Roddy Ricch is the king of Apple Music: The rapper has the music platform's most-streamed song and album of the year. Apple announced Thursday that Ricch achieved the feat with his hit "The...
Dec 02, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge
HONG KONG - Outspoken Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was refused bail on Thursday on a fraud charge amid a growing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Jimmy ...
Dec 02, 2020
B.C. premier says province prepared to patch holes in new federal sick-pay benefits
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says the province is prepared to fill gaps in the federal government's sick-leave program but needs more information on possible cracks in the plan to help employer...
Dec 02, 2020
Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at age 94
PARIS - Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94. Giscard d'Estaing's office said he passed away ...
Dec 02, 2020
The Daily with LNN – December 2, 2020
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...
Dec 02, 2020