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No charges for police in death of 'boogaloo' movement martyr
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland prosecutors have ruled out criminal charges against any police officers in the shooting death of a man whose family says he was sleeping in his bed next to his girlfriend ...
Dec 31, 2020
Lloydminster nurses share world junior 50/50 jackpot
After a long stressful year on the frontlines battling COVID-19, a group of nurses in Lloydminster is ending 2020 on a high note.The eight women from the maternity unit are sharing $241,850 after winn...
Dec 31, 2020
Industry, local mayors say they weren't consulted on B.C. fish farm phase out plan
Several Vancouver Island mayors and members of British Columbia's salmon farming industry say a federal government decision to phase out fish farming has left them feeling "disposable and discarded." ...
Dec 31, 2020
Alberta approves NHL games for Edmonton, Calgary after feds waive quarantine rule
Alberta is the first province to officially say the NHL can play games in its arenas during the upcoming season.In a statement to The Canadian Press on Thursday, the Alberta government said it approve...
Dec 31, 2020
Two week lockdown starts tonight at Montreal Lake Cree Nation
In response to band members not complying with COVID-19 restrictions, and a continual rise in positive cases, a two week lockdown begins Thursday night at Montreal Lake Cree Nation (MLCN).According to...
Dec 31, 2020
Glenda Jackson returns to screen with 'Elizabeth Is Missing'
NEW YORK - Only one project lured two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson back to the screen after an absence of 25 years: "Elizabeth Is Missing." The film is a mystery but so much more - a power...
Dec 31, 2020
One Good Thing: Special Olympian spreads message of love
Gary Schottle arrived in time to see the other kids in line hitting and jumping on his young son. Nicknamed "Tank," Derek towered over the pestering kids, yet lacked the confidence to stick up for him...
Dec 31, 2020
Jobless claims down 19,000, still 4 times pre-pandemic level
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week fell by 19,000 to 787,000, still a historically high level as a resurgent coronavirus maintains its grip on the U.S. econom...
Dec 31, 2020
2019 CFL most outstanding player Brandon Banks re-signs with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed 2019 CFL most outstanding player Brandon Banks. The American wide receiver will return for his eighth season with the club in 2021. Banks earned his f...
Dec 31, 2020
'After a week we thought gosh she's gonna make it': 106-year-old Prince Albert woman beats COVID-19
In her lifetime, Prince Albert's Rubena Wenzel has lived through world wars and now survived two pandemics, the Spanish flu in 1918 and COVID-19 in 2020.Roughly two and a half weeks after her initial ...
Dec 31, 2020