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Fed Cup changes name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King
The Fed Cup is changing its name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King, the woman whose lifelong battle for equality and social justice laid the foundation for generations that followed. The Billie ...
Sep 17, 2020
Quebec provincial police report rise in online threats posted to social media
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say online threats posted on social media have increased significantly in the past year, including against politicians. Spokesman Guy Lapointe said today on Tw...
Sep 17, 2020
Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce to host live streamed forums for upcoming elections
The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce has announced they will host virtual forums for both the upcoming municipal and provincial elections.According to a media release, at the forums, the...
Sep 17, 2020
Poppy masks to be added to legion's fundraiser
The Royal Canadian Legion is introducing a new fundraiser with poppy-themed masks.After reopening last week, demand for the masks have been high for the Prince Albert branch. A large order of masks wa...
Sep 17, 2020
Nova Scotia First Nation to launch lobster fleet amid tension on the wharf
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. - A First Nation in Nova Scotia plans to launch its own lobster fishing fleet today, in defiance of federal regulations that say the fishery is closed for the season. The Sipekne'k...
Sep 17, 2020
US home construction falls 5.1% in August after gains
WASHINGTON - U.S. housing construction fell 5.1% in August after three months of strong gains as home builders mounted a rebound following a pandemic-induced shutdown in March and April. The Commerce ...
Sep 17, 2020
Vancouver's shuttered aquarium searching for financial solution amid pandemic
VANCOUVER - Lillooet stepped out of her travelling cage, stretched her wings, shook her tail feathers and looked around the empty foyer of the Vancouver Aquarium. The 22-year-old African penguin ...
Sep 17, 2020
Fed Cup changes name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King
The Fed Cup is changing its name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King, the woman whose lifelong battle for equality and social justice laid the foundation for generations that followed. The Billie ...
Sep 17, 2020
From beef and hot tubs to shellfish, cargo theft a growing concern in Canada
CALGARY - People may have found it odd when thieves made off with truckloads of hot tubs and beef within days of each other in rural Alberta, but the Insurance Bureau of Canada says it highlights a gr...
Sep 17, 2020
First volume of Barack Obama's memoir coming Nov. 17
NEW YORK - The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. It's called "A Promised Land" and will cover his swift and historic rise to t...
Sep 17, 2020