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City of Grande Prairie adds six COVID-19 cases, eight recoveries
The City and County of Grande Prairie have dropped below 100 combined active cases of COVID-19 as of the end of day November 28.The City added six new cases of COVID-19 alongside eight recoveries for ...
Nov 29, 2020
Draft fishery deal possibly a 'historic recognition' of treaty rights: Mi'kmaq chief
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. - A draft agreement between Ottawa and a Nova Scotia First nation over a "moderate livelihood" fishery has the potential to be a historic recognition of Mi'kmaq treaty rights, the ...
Nov 29, 2020
Canada public health officials urge reduced contacts as COVID cases continue to rise
New COVID-19 infections continue to mount in several provinces, though today's new case numbers fall short of record-setting totals seen in recent weeks. Public health officials in Quebec are reportin...
Nov 29, 2020
Mysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desert
SALT LAKE CITY - A mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists performing a helicopter survey of bighorn...
Nov 29, 2020
Draft fishery deal possibly a 'historic recognition' of treaty rights: Mi'kmaq chief
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. - A draft agreement between Ottawa and a Nova Scotia First nation over a "moderate livelihood" fishery has the potential to be a historic recognition of Mi'kmaq treaty rights, the ...
Nov 29, 2020
Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to ch...
Nov 29, 2020
Testing new release strategy, 'The Croods' opens to $14.2M
NEW YORK - Testing a novel release strategy, Universal Pictures' animated sequel "The Croods: A New Age" had one of the best opening weekends of the pandemic, grossing $14.2 million over the five-day ...
Nov 29, 2020
'I've been spared a lot,' van attack survivor says as she watches trial alone
TORONTO - Every day virtual court sits, Catherine Riddell wakes up, shakes off the aches, grabs her walker and hops in a cab down to the real courthouse where she steels herself for a long day peering...
Nov 29, 2020
Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria
MAIDGURI, Nigeria - Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen while they were harvesting crops in Nigeria's northern Borno State, officia...
Nov 29, 2020
Investigators search doctor's office, probing Maradona death
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine police searched the home and office of Diego Maradona's personal doctor on Sunday as part of investigations into the death of the 60-year-old soccer star, which cau...
Nov 29, 2020