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City of Grande Prairie records tenth COVID-19 fatality
The tenth fatality linked to COVID-19 has been recorded in the City of Grande Prairie, as one of 31 being reported by Alberta Health for Saturday's update.Alberta Health says the fatality was a man in...
Jan 09, 2021
Bills beat Colts 27-24 for 1st playoff win in 25 years
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills earned their first playoff victory in a quarter-century on Saturday when Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes, scored another rushing, and Micah Hyde batted dow...
Jan 09, 2021
Mandatory online learning leaves single parents with impossible choice
Every day, Jessy Duncombe has to figure out how to put food on the table, help her two school-aged kids navigate the complexities of online learning, and keep her three-year-old daughter occupied and ...
Jan 09, 2021
Goaltender Corey Crawford, who backstopped Chicago to two Stanley Cups, retires
Goaltender Corey Crawford has announced his retirement from the NHL after 10 seasons and two Stanley Cup championships. Crawford, from Chateauguay, Que., posted a franchise-record 52 playoff wins and ...
Jan 09, 2021
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials sa...
Jan 09, 2021
Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't "fit for the job," but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time. House...
Jan 09, 2021
Regimental funeral and procession for Calgary officer fatally injured in traffic stop
CALGARY - A regimental funeral for a Calgary police officer killed in the line of duty is to be held this afternoon in the city and a procession following the service is to include a flypast by two CF...
Jan 09, 2021
RCMP urge rural Albertans to use online crime reporting tool
The first six months of the RCMP's new online crime reporting tool, the Police Reporting and Occurrence System (PROS) Data Centre, is being considered a success, but the RCMP is still asking more rura...
Jan 09, 2021
They stayed the blazes home: Why East Coast politicians avoided COVID travel scandal
HALIFAX - While much of the rest of Canada was consumed with stories about politicians ignoring pandemic protocols and jetting south to sunny climes, Atlantic Canadians this week were puzzling over a ...
Jan 09, 2021
Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials sa...
Jan 09, 2021