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Nunavut’s administration is expected to provide an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the territory. Dr. Michael Patterson, the territory’s chief public health officer, will give an update alongside Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Health Minister John Main on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET and on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET. …

A corpse was discovered in Kamloops on Saturday, prompting multiple RCMP units to investigate. A young man’s body was discovered in the common parking lot of a church and a health clinic on Tk’emlups te Secwepemc property, according to police. Police have not revealed any more information about the victim. …

Last January, when online adverts for a new mattress began to appear on Peter Learn’s Facebook feed, it didn’t take much to persuade him that he needed one – he and his wife had been sleeping on their current mattress for 20 years. “It looked extremely inviting,” the Kelowna, British …

Providing Inuktitut commentary for the Olympic men’s and women’s hockey games is a dream come true for Pujjuut Kusugak. “I play ice hockey. I continue to play. I’m still coaching, and I’m trying to use our language and hockey to help people understand each other “Kusugak stated. “When this opportunity …

Juanita Black has lived in Crescent Valley since 1979, and a communal garden behind her house is just one example of how she has made the north-end neighborhood her home for herself and others. ‘Perseverance: The Juanita Black Story,’ created and produced by Kate Wallace and recorded and edited by …

Howard Hesseman, who played Dr. Johnny Fever, a radio disc jockey on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, and Charlie Moore, an actor-turned-history teacher on Head of the Class, has died. He was 81 years old when he died. Hesseman died in Los Angeles on Saturday as a result of complications …

According to the RCMP, a 43-year-old man died in a snowmobile accident in Corner Brook on Saturday. It happened on a route near Hughes Brook, roughly 15 kilometers northeast of the city on Newfoundland’s west coast, according to police.   Officers were dispatched to Cloudy Pond Road around 5:30 p.m. …

After city councillors voted Monday that administration needs to further investigate the implications of permitting alcohol at picnic spots, Edmonton public parks are likely to be dry this summer. From May 28 to October 11, the city allowed alcohol drinking in 47 designated picnic sites as part of a pilot …

According to an update on the Northwest Territories government website, there are two additional outbreak sites in the territory. One is in the long-term care unit of the Inuvik Regional Hospital. Those who have been in the hospital since Jan. 29 should keep a close eye on their symptoms and …

According to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, a contentious wolf cull in British Columbia has been prolonged for another five years. Beginning in the winter of 2021-22, the province’s “aerial wolf reduction campaign” will target the Kootenay, Cariboo, Omineca, Skeena, and Peace districts of …