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Lockdown to begin for all of Ontario on Boxing Day as province sees soaring cases
TORONTO - Ontario will go into lockdown on Boxing Day in an effort to bring soaring COVID-19 cases under control, a move the province announced Monday after health advisors said thousands of infection...
Dec 21, 2020
Grande Prairie Salvation Army hoping for final drive of donations before Christmas
The Grande Prairie Salvation Army is hoping for one final drive of donations from the public before Christmas this Friday.The Salvation Army says it has so far raised $434,000, which is short of its $...
Dec 21, 2020
Homegrown receiver Lemar Durant signs extension with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed Canadian wide receiver Lemar Durant to a one-year extension that will keep him with the team through the 2022 season. The native of Coquitlam, B.C., was named th...
Dec 21, 2020
Bergman succeeds Horn as Disney Studios chairman
Walt Disney Co. veteran Alan Bergman has been named chairman of Disney Studios, the company said Monday. Bergman will be succeeding Alan Horn, who will remain chief creative officer. Horn and Bergman ...
Dec 21, 2020
Gabriel Bump named 2020 winner of the Ernest Gaines Award
NEW ORLEANS - Chicago's South Side comes alive through the writings of Gabriel Bump's debut novel, "Everywhere You Don't Belong," which has earned him recognition as the 2020 winner of the Ernest J. G...
Dec 21, 2020
Jade boulder stolen in B.C. has nothing but sentimental value, says owner
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The owner of a gift store in British Columbia's southern Interior says no one will benefit if a huge jade boulder stolen from the front of her shop is carved up by thieves. The nea...
Dec 21, 2020
QMJHL hopes to return to action with events in four cities next month
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League says its 12 Quebec-based teams will resume play next month in Chicoutimi, Drummondville, Rimouski and Shawinigan during the second wave of the COVID-19...
Dec 21, 2020
Man dressed as Santa rescued from power lines in California
RIO LINDA, Calif. - Santa found himself a little more tied up than usual this time of year. A Northern California man impersonating Santa Claus and flying on a powered parachute was rescued Sunday aft...
Dec 21, 2020
City of Grande Prairie launches survey to raise public awareness of traffic operations
Rather than the conventional survey that gathers feedback from the public, the City of Grande Prairie is raising awareness on traffic operations through the new 'Did You Know? All About Traffic Operat...
Dec 21, 2020
Correctional officers arrested in death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail: police
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Police say several correctional officers have been arrested in connection with the death of an Indigenous man in a Newfoundland and Labrador provincial jail. The Royal Newfoundland ...
Dec 21, 2020