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Russian doctors refuse Navalny's transfer to Germany
MOSCOW - Doctors in the Siberian city of Omsk refused to authorize the transfer of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny to a German hospital, his spokeswoman said Friday. Navalny remains in a ...
Aug 21, 2020

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 7-3 to advance to next round in NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - Denis Gurianov scored four times and added an assist as the Dallas Stars beat the Calgary Flames 7-3 on Thursday to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Miro Heiskanen...
Aug 20, 2020

Trotz's Islanders eliminate Capitals with 4-0 win in Game 5
TORONTO - Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Semyon Varlamov shut out the team that drafted him and the New York Islanders knocked the Washington Capitals out of the playoffs in the first round by beat...
Aug 20, 2020

Minnesota wins NBA draft lottery, rights to No. 1 pick
The NBA draft lottery was delayed three months. The Minnesota Timberwolves are certainly feeling like the wait was worthwhile. The Timberwolves won the lottery Thursday night, giving them the No. 1 pi...
Aug 20, 2020

Feds and Ontario reach agreement with 3M to make N95 masks in Brockville, Ont.
TORONTO - The federal and Ontario governments have secured an agreement with 3M that will see the company produce N95 masks at a facility in Brockville, Ont., a spokesman for the provin...
Aug 20, 2020

Kentucky man faces $750K fine for breaking Canadian quarantine rules
CALGARY, AB. - A Kentucky man could face a fine of up to $750,000 or six months in jail for allegedly violating a quarantine order in the Alberta Rockies in late June.John Pennington, 40, was initiall...
Aug 20, 2020

Man arrested near Fox Creek following string of break-ins
Back on August 3, a Polaris side-by-side was stolen from a residence in Fox Creek, which in the days that followed, RCMP allege was used in a string of break and enters and vehicle thefts around the c...
Aug 20, 2020

AP Exclusive: Feds to seek death sentence for Boston bomber
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William B...
Aug 20, 2020

Four new COVID-19 cases in City of Grande Prairie, three recoveries
Alberta added 103 new cases of COVID-19 for August 19, while there were four new cases identified in the City of Grande Prairie.Active cases in the Swan City only went up by one, to 17, as there were ...
Aug 20, 2020

Quebec trampoline and laser tag centre turns to homeschooling, sparking controversy
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area trampoline and laser tag centre is offering homeschooling services to parents worried about sending their kids back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...
Aug 20, 2020