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Alberta government proposing changes to name change application
EDMONTON, AB - The province has introduced new legislation aimed at protecting Albertans from convicted sex offenders.Changes have been proposed to the Vital Statistics Act. One change would require a...
Jun 25, 2020
Numbers of large wild Atlantic salmon dipped to near historic lows in 2019
HALIFAX - A group advocating for the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon says the number of adult salmon returning to North America rivers fell to near historic lows last year. The Atlantic Salmon Fe...
Jun 25, 2020
Toronto FC confirms new long-term deal for midfielder Marky Delgado
Toronto FC confirmed Thursday that midfielder Marky Delgado has signed a new long-term contract. GM Ali Curtis had said in late April that the MLS team had reached agreement on a new deal with the 25-...
Jun 25, 2020
Bialik and Batman: Actor teams up with DC for science books
NEW YORK - "The Big Bang Theory" actor Mayim Bialik is teaming with DC Entertainment on a project that joins superhero power to the power of science. DC Entertainment announced Thursday that Bialik wi...
Jun 25, 2020
LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus shifts amid pandemic, racial unrest
SCRANTON, Pa. - LGBTQ Pride is turning 50 this year a little short on its signature fanfare, after the coronavirus pandemic drove it to the internet and after calls for racial equality sparked by the ...
Jun 25, 2020
Long-awaited details of federal student service grant to be unveiled today
OTTAWA - The federal government is to launch a program today aimed at encouraging students to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19 - more than two months after first announcing it and just in time ...
Jun 25, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jun 25, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on June 25, 2020: There are 102,242 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,937 confirmed ...
Jun 25, 2020
Police overhaul dims, but House Democrats push ahead on vote
WASHINGTON - With a policing overhaul stalled in the Senate, House Democrats are returning to Washington for a daylong debate and vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the ...
Jun 25, 2020
US GDP fell at 5.0% rate in Q1; worse is likely on the way
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter with a much worse decline expected in the current three-month economic period because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce...
Jun 25, 2020