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Trump supporters morning protests turn into violent clashes
WASHINGTON - Several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump in Washington protested election results and then hailed Trump's passing motorcade before nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators...
Nov 14, 2020
Mexico reaches 1 million virus cases, nears 100,000 deaths
MEXICO CITY - Mexico on Saturday reached 1 million total coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. Health Director General ...
Nov 14, 2020
Corey Conners hits record breaking 7-under 65 at Masters, Mike Weir makes cut
AUGUSTA, Ga. - As one Canadian made history at Augusta National Saturday, another made the cut for the first time in six years. Corey Conners, a 28-year-old Listowel, Ont. native started his Sat...
Nov 14, 2020
Canada's Randa Markos ties UFC record in losing cause against Japan's Murata
LAS VEGAS - Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos tied a UFC record in a losing cause Saturday, beaten by Japan's Kanako Murata on a UFC Fight Night card. All three judges scored it 30-27 fo...
Nov 14, 2020
Dog, owner rescued after falling through ice Saturday near Beaverlodge
A joint effort by the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service, as well as the Beaverlodge and Wembley fire stations, led to the rescue of a dog and its owner that had fallen through some ice ea...
Nov 14, 2020
Avalanche survivors start backcountry safety campaign
Three friends from Canmore, Alberta, have started a campaign to keep people safe in the backcountry this winter.The trio survived a deadly avalanche on a backcountry ski trip near Golden, B-C in Febru...
Nov 14, 2020
Max Gros-Louis, longtime leader of Huron-Wendat First Nation, dead at 89
Former Grand Chief Magella (Max) Gros-Louis, who championed Indigenous rights for more than 30 years as leader of the Huron-Wendat First Nation, has died at the age of 89. Grand Chief Remy Vincent con...
Nov 14, 2020
Alberta records 1,026 new COVID-19 cases
Alberta topped 1,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.The province is reporting 1,026 new cases for November 13, along with three COVID-19 related fat...
Nov 14, 2020
Tam warns of increasing pressure on hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
TORONTO - The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that contin...
Nov 14, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC sends all-star centre to Hornets Venom GT in major esports trade
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC traded away one of the pillars of its NBA 2K League perfect regular season in 2020, sending all-star centre Jerry (Sick One) Knapp to Hornets Venom GT for centre Xavier (...
Nov 14, 2020