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Tim Hortons, McDonald's Canada stop accepting reusable cups amid coronavirus
TORONTO - Tim Hortons and McDonald's Canada are the latest coffee purveyors to stop accepting reusable mugs brought in by customers amid concerns about the novel coronavirus outbreak. "We will continu...
Mar 08, 2020

Tim Hortons is scrapping Roll Up The Rim cups due to the coronavirus
TORONTO - Tim Hortons says it is getting rid of Roll Up The Rim cups due to the novel coronavirus and is moving much of the annual contest to its app. The coffee-and-doughnut chain is removing al...
Mar 08, 2020

Alberta announces more COVID-19 cases; total at one confirmed, three presumptive
EDMONTON - Alberta's top medical official has announced two new presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus in the province. Alberta is now dealing with a total of three presumptive cases and one confi...
Mar 08, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 11:27 a.m. Alberta's top medical official announced two new presumptive cases of the novel coronavi...
Mar 08, 2020

Police seeking suspects after abducted Toronto teen found safe, police say
TORONTO - A 14-year-old boy abducted from a Toronto street as payback for his stepbrother's alleged criminal activity has been safely reunited with his family, the city's police chief said Friday as h...
Mar 08, 2020

End of Quebec course on religion and ethics seen as win for nationalists
MONTREAL - Since 2008, elementary and high school students in Quebec have taken a mandatory course aimed at cultivating respect and tolerance for people of different cultures ...
Mar 08, 2020

Saturday's Scoreboard
Here are the results from Saturday...WHLPrince Albert 4, Brandon 2Spokane 6, Calgary 3Seattle 5, Everett 2Kelowna 5, Lethbridge 4Medicine Hat 4, Edmonton 1Portland 5, Victoria 4 (OT)Prince George 4, V...
Mar 08, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Meghan urges men to honour the women in their lives
LONDON - Prince Harry's wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has visited a school to offer an International Women's Day message with an appeal to men to honour the women in their lives. The surprise vi...
Mar 08, 2020

Roller-coaster week ends with bond yields, stocks sinking
NEW YORK - A dizzying, brutal week of trading dropped one last round of harrowing swings on investors Friday. After skidding sharply through the day as fear pounded markets, steep drops for stocks and...
Mar 08, 2020

Royal farewell: Harry, Meghan on final duty before new life
LONDON - It's definitely a farewell. But will it be fond? Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will fulfil their final royal commitment when they appear Monday at the annual Commo...
Mar 08, 2020