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It’s not just your imagination; the wasps are plenty and aggressive this year
If you've been spending time relaxing in your backyard this summer, you've likely been having to do plenty of swatting as wasps try to get at your drinks and food.Shawn Sherwood, the general manager o...
Aug 28, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accused
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black Lives Matter baselessly accused ...
Aug 28, 2020
RSL, Utah Royals owner faces backlash for comments
Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a local radio show after RSL players protested racial injustice by not taking the field for a matc...
Aug 28, 2020
Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4 billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 28, 2020
Some sports ready to return, but other schedules remain murky in week of protests
The professional sports schedule is expected to start getting busier on Friday after a string of postponements the past two days, but it won't be back to normal just yet. While the NBA has said it hop...
Aug 28, 2020
NHL playoffs set to resume Saturday after two days of postponements
NEW YORK - The NHL playoffs will resume with three games on Saturday after all games Thursday and Friday were postponed in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, i...
Aug 28, 2020
N.B. Liberals promise to try and prevent nurse drain from health-care system
FREDERICTON - Health care continues to be a major issue on New Brunswick's election campaign trail. Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers said today in Fredericton if his party forms government,...
Aug 28, 2020
Quebec reduces isolation period for confirmed COVID-19 cases from 14 days to 10
MONTREAL - Quebec is reducing the mandatory isolation period required for people infected with COVID-19 from 14 days to 10. Health authorities said today the change was made in response...
Aug 28, 2020
Police respond to reckless driving complaints at Art Hauser Centre
Despite the lack of action so far this year inside the Art Hauser Centre due to COVID-19, it appears the empty parking lot has proved too enticing for those people with a need for speed.On Wednesday n...
Aug 28, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 28
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. EDT on Aug. 28, 2020: There are 126,848 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 62,056 confirmed (including 5,750 deaths, 55,...
Aug 28, 2020
