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School mask mandate ban challenged in new Utah lawsuit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A ban on school districts requiring masks is forcing parents of vulnerable kids to wrestle with the painful choice of whether to risk coronavirus infections at school or keep the...
Aug 23, 2021
Resurgent Votto pounding homers again, keeping Reds in race
CINCINNATI - In the midst of a sensational, homer-crashing career resurgence, Joey Votto talked recently about getting his 2,000th hit. The 37-year-old Reds first baseman recalled how he had the ball ...
Aug 23, 2021
Montreal says it will end state of emergency in place since start of COVID pandemic
Montreal is not renewing the state of emergency that has been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city said today in a news release that starting Friday, it will instead be in "aler...
Aug 23, 2021
Swim advisory issued for Sorrento's Caen Road Community Park
Due to unacceptable bacterial counts found in recent water samples, a swimming advisory has been issued for the Caen Road Community Park in Sorrento.The park, located at 1255 Dieppe Road, remains open...
Aug 23, 2021
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Aug. 22: Facil...
Aug 23, 2021
Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees: officials
OTTAWA - Canadian officials say the military's special forces are operating outside the closed confines of Kabul's chaotic airport to get people on flights out of Afghanistan. The officials would not ...
Aug 23, 2021
Vancouver police investigating vandalism at memorial as possible hate crime
VANCOUVER - The defacing of a public memorial in Vancouver to those who were aboard a ship that was forced to return to India more than a century ago is being treated by police as a possible hate crim...
Aug 23, 2021
Freeland post puts attention on how Twitter decides to label tweets 'manipulated'
TORONTO - A weekend post from Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland that was marked by Twitter as "manipulated media" is putting the spotlight on the social media giant's policies regarding labelled twe...
Aug 23, 2021
Singh wants to end oil, gas subsidies, and fund renewable energy projects
MONTREAL - An NDP government would eliminate subsidies for oil and gas companies, replacing them with direct funding for renewable energy projects, leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday. Speaking to report...
Aug 23, 2021
Mt. Hayes fire 'being held' as crews secure perimeter
NANAIMO - Crews are officially in control of a wildfire burning southwest of Nanaimo airport.The BC Wildfire Service officially lists the Mt. Hayes wildfire as "being held", meaning no further growth ...
Aug 23, 2021
