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Domremy Memorials: Local family serving local families
Among all the details that go into commemorating the life of a loved one, a memorial is one of the most significant and long-lasting.But unlike many aspects of a funeral or celebration of life, a memo...
Feb 16, 2021
Winter's wrath: Bitter cold, no power and a deadly tornado
RALEIGH, N.C. - At least three people were found dead early Tuesday after a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina at the rough edge of a blast of winter weather across the United State...
Feb 16, 2021
'A lot of talk': warrants violated Patrik Mathews' rights, lawyer argues
WASHINGTON - The lawyer for Patrik Mathews is trying to contest some of the evidence against the former Canadian Forces reservist and alleged neo-Nazi. Joseph Balter is also urging a Maryland judge to...
Feb 16, 2021
CF Montreal adds experienced MLS forward Erik Hurtado
MONTREAL - CF Montreal has signed American forward Erik Hurtado to a deal for the 2021 season with an option for 2022. Selected fifth overall by the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, the...
Feb 16, 2021
Vaccine delays leave grocery workers feeling expendable
As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic's front-line workers. A year later...
Feb 16, 2021
‘Up our mask game’: Shahab reminds the province about mask use
Masks have been mandatory in public indoor settings in Saskatchewan for about three months, but the province's chief medical health officer is taking every opportunity to remind people about them.Last...
Feb 16, 2021
Skiers may be safe from COVID-19, but not those working to keep slopes open: experts
Fresh air, blazing speed and spacious alpine terrain makes skiing and snowboarding low-risk activities for COVID-19 transmission, infectious disease doctors say. But the threat is never zero during a ...
Feb 16, 2021
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada on Feb. 16, 2021
OTTAWA - The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (all times eastern): 10:50 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's been reassured again by the president of the European Commis...
Feb 16, 2021
Poll finds most Canadians blame federal government for vaccine delays
OTTAWA - The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a new poll suggests.Sixty-nine per cent of respondents believe Canada i...
Feb 16, 2021
Feds would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new bill
OTTAWA - Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today the m...
Feb 16, 2021
