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"Tampa Bay Raptaneers" set to tip off bizarre regular season against Pelicans
Before team president Masai Ujiri placed the lucky toonie in the Raptors' new practice floor, the team president held it aloft and said: "This is for the Tampa Bay Raptaneers." The joke was a referenc...
Dec 22, 2020
Louis Vuitton yoga mat made of leather draws Hindu complaint
BOSTON - A Hindu activist is calling on luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton to pull a yoga mat made partly from cowhide leather, calling it "hugely insensitive." Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Soc...
Dec 22, 2020
Canada and United Kingdom make stopgap deal to avert tariffs after Brexit
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada and Britain have agreed not to raise tariffs on each other's goods when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union at the end of the mont...
Dec 22, 2020
Nominations for 7th annual Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards open January 1
Nominations for the 7th annual Northwest Alberta Spot Excellence Awards will be accepted starting on January 1, 2021.The awards honour volunteers and athletes in northwestern Alberta who strive for su...
Dec 22, 2020
Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
WASHINGTON - A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to t...
Dec 22, 2020
Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
WASHINGTON - A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to t...
Dec 22, 2020
No criminal charges coming in Lethbridge Supervised Consumption Site investigation
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police say there will be no criminal charges involving a supervised drug consumption site in Lethbridge that closed after the province alleged financial problems.The Lethbridge Pol...
Dec 22, 2020
Three Grande Prairie residents charged in drug trafficking investigation
Three people from Grande Prairie have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking investigation, undertaken by the Grande Prairie RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit.The investigation began in November...
Dec 22, 2020
External probe into deaths of Quebec boys calls for reform to youth protection system
QUEBEC - An external investigation into the deaths of two Quebec boys is calling for in-depth reform of the province's youth protection system and the law that governs it. Dr. Lionel Carmant, Quebec's...
Dec 22, 2020
Grande Prairie boy gets Christmas surprise from garbage truck driver
A Grande Prairie boy and his family were given a special surprise from their local garbage truck driver earlier this month.Throughout the summer, Laura Beauchamp would take her 20-month-old son James ...
Dec 22, 2020