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Vancouver Whitecaps double up on their esports talent for 2021 gaming season
VANCOUVER - The Whitecaps are doubling up on their esports talent in 2021 with Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez and Erfan (Skill Shack) Hosseini both representing the Vancouver MLS team. The 19-year-old Gonzalez...
Dec 16, 2020
NDP MP decries 'race-baiting' in Erin O'Toole Facebook video on residential schools
OTTAWA - NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus says comments by Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole on the original mission of residential schools amount to "revisionist race-baiting." In a video posted to the...
Dec 16, 2020
Prague zoo's month-old Sumatran orangutan finally has a name
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - He's called Pustakawan, or Kawi, if you wish. Prague's zoo said on Wednesday it has finally completed the process of naming a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan baby bor...
Dec 16, 2020
Saskatchewan leaders share holiday messages, urge residents to stay home
While the provincial government and the official opposition usually have differing messages when it comes to politics, they are taking the same stance when it comes to their holiday notes to Saskatche...
Dec 16, 2020
Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith beaten in second round at world darts championship
LONDON - Chris (Hollywood) Dobey rallied from a two-set deficit to oust Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith 3-2 in second-round play Wednesday at the William Hill World Darts Championship. The 22nd see...
Dec 16, 2020
German government backs bill requiring 5G security pledge
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that would require companies involved in setting up critical infrastructure such as high-speed 5G networks to guarantee tha...
Dec 16, 2020
Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months
NEW YORK - Americans held back on spending during the start of the holiday shopping season, a troubling sign for retailers and the state of the U.S. economy. U.S. retail sales fell a seasonally adjust...
Dec 16, 2020
Humboldt RCMP charge Lake Lenore priest with sexual assault-related charges
Humboldt RCMP has laid sexual assault and other charges against a priest from Lake Lenore.45-year-old Anthony Tei Atter faces charges of sexual assault, sexual interference, and sexual exploitation. T...
Dec 16, 2020
Looking for the Perfect Holiday Gift
Looking for the Perfect Holiday Gift?A Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Society membership is the gift that keeps on giving! For only $20.00 you can give the gift of music for an entire ye...
Dec 16, 2020
US brands Vietnam, Switzerland as currency manipulators
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department has branded Vietnam and Switzerland as currency manipulators while putting China and nine other countries on a watch list in an annual report designed to halt...
Dec 16, 2020