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U.S beats previously undefeated Canada 2-0, wins world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - Team Canada was the steamrolling, bullyboy juggernaut of the world junior hockey championship until they ran into a pugnacious U.S. team Tuesday that knocked them off 2-0 to win gold.The U....
Jan 05, 2021
United States shuts out Canada to claim World Juniors gold
EDMONTON - Team Canada was the steamrolling, bullyboy juggernaut of the world junior hockey championship until they ran into a pugnacious U.S. team Tuesday that knocked them off 2-0 to win gold.The U....
Jan 05, 2021
Kim opens North Korean congress by admitting policy failures
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened his country's first ruling party congress in five years with an admission that past policies had failed and vowed to set new developm...
Jan 05, 2021
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. - A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha, concluding he couldn't disprove the officer's conten...
Jan 05, 2021
Georgia tallies votes as US Senate control hangs in balance
ATLANTA - Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S....
Jan 05, 2021
Bobby Shmurda to be eligible for release in February
DANNEMORA, N.Y. - Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda will be eligible for release from prison next month, the New York State Department of Corrections said on Monday. Shmurda, whose legal name is Ackquille...
Jan 05, 2021
Reports: Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested
HONG KONG - About 50 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures were arrested by police on Wednesday under a national security law, following their involvement in an unofficial primary election last year held to...
Jan 05, 2021
Flooding brings new woes to NYC church hard-hit by COVID-19
NEW YORK - A Lutheran church in New York City already reeling from the COVID-19 deaths of more than 60 members of the congregation has suffered a new trauma: Severe flood damage from the rupture of a ...
Jan 05, 2021
Northwest Territories rolls out COVID-19 vaccination plan for its 33 communities
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has released its plan for when residents of its 33 communities will receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The N.W.T. received 7,200 doses last week and administ...
Jan 05, 2021
Alberta RCMP brings awareness and shares an educational approach on hate crime
RCMP Detachments across Alberta are collaborating their efforts to work in partnership regarding hate motivated crimes. Our goal is to provide an improved police service delivery to Albertans and an e...
Jan 05, 2021