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Trump takes vaccine victory lap, boosting shots confidence
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first U.S. vaccine for the coronavirus as the White House worked on Tuesday to instil confidence in the massive distribution...
Dec 8, 2020
Vast wildfires in Siberia linked to warming Arctic
WASHINGTON - This year's vast wildfires in far northeastern Russia were linked to broader changes in a warming Arctic, according to a report Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat...
Dec 8, 2020
US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first tim...
Dec 8, 2020
New Brunswick woman remains stranded a week after storm washes out bridge to home
SUSSEX, N.B. - A New Brunswick woman finds herself still stranded a week after flooding washed out a bridge to her home. Mary Ann Coleman of Waterford, N.B., says she knew there was a problem when the...
Dec 8, 2020
Premier Kenney to lead province's COVID-19 update Tuesday
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is to speak to Alberta's COVID-19 situation later today following his chief medical officer of health saying that recent restrictions to contain the skyrocketing spread...
Dec 8, 2020
Local non-profit transferred ownership of Peace River Regional Airport
Ownership of the Peace River Regional Airport has been transferred to a local non-profit organization, which will be headed up by several businesspeople and aviation enthusiasts from the Peace River a...
Dec 8, 2020
Steven Soderbergh among producers of upcoming Academy Awards
Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is going behind the scenes for the next Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that Soderbergh, "Erin Brokovich" produce...
Dec 8, 2020
Q&A: Soderbergh on his 'boat movie' & the blockbuster's fate
NEW YORK - Steven Soderbergh calls it "the boat movie" even though he's not supposed to call it "the boat movie." The Queen Mary 2, on which Soderbergh filmed the majority of his new film "Let Them Al...
Dec 8, 2020
Alphonso Davies, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif split Lou Marsh win as top Canadian athlete
TORONTO - Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Bayern Munich left back Alphonso Davies are co-winners of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year. It is the thi...
Dec 8, 2020
Governments to invest in $875-million biofuel plant project southeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - A biofuel production facility using non-recyclable residual materials will be built southeast of Montreal, Quebec and federal officials announced today. The Varennes Carbon Recyling project...
Dec 8, 2020