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Asia Today: South Korea counts daily high of 40 virus deaths
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea says 40 more coronavirus patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest daily fatalities since the pandemic began, as the country is grappling with surgin...
Dec 28, 2020
Biden warns of Trump officials' 'roadblocks' to transition
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and "roadblocks" in communication between agency officials...
Dec 28, 2020
Mosaic Stadium's football field in Regina flooded for free, pandemic friendly skating
REGINA - The operators of Regina's Mosaic Stadium have come up with a novel way to give people who want to skate plenty of space for social distancing. On Monday, out of the blue, the Regina Exhibitio...
Dec 28, 2020
Gunler scores twice, Sweden blanks Austria 4-0 at world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - Sweden's win streak remains alive after the team posted a 4-0 win over Austria at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton on Monday. Carolina Hurricanes prospect Noel Gunler scored...
Dec 28, 2020
Kirby Dach sidelined for four to five months after wrist surgery: Blackhawks
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks say forward Kirby Dach will miss the start of the NHL season after breaking his wrist at the world junior hockey championships in Edmonton. The team says the 19-year-o...
Dec 28, 2020
First case of U.K. COVID-19 variant detected in Alberta
The first case in Alberta of COVID-19 linked to the variant of the novel coronavirus found in the United Kingdom has been confirmed, according to the Chief Medical Officer of Health.During Monday's CO...
Dec 28, 2020
Canada surpasses 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19 with 37 new deaths in Quebec
Canada has surpassed 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19.The grim milestone was reached with the reporting of 37 new deaths in Quebec.A total of 15,001 Canadians have now died from COVID-19 since the pa...
Dec 28, 2020
Active COVID-19 cases up by five in Grande Prairie over last five days
Over the last five days the City of Grande Prairie added 47 new cases, with active cases increasing by five as there were also 42 new recoveries recorded and no new deaths from COVID-19.In the County ...
Dec 28, 2020
Levi an outlier among Canadian junior hockey team goaltenders
Devon Levi's unexpected emergence as Canada's starting goaltender fits with an unusual 2021 world junior hockey championship. Levi, from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., is just the third goalie in the last...
Dec 28, 2020
Mexico might allow private firms to buy, distribute vaccines
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Monday he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to distribute to patients who want to pay for the shots. But he...
Dec 28, 2020