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Performers set for TV special replacing cancelled Rose Parade
PASADENA, Calif. - There won't be thousands of people watching flower-laden floats roll through the streets of Pasadena on New Year's Day, but the show will go on. Sheryl Crow leads a long list of per...
Dec 10, 2020
Interim B.C. money laundering report out, but final inquiry results will be delayed
VANCOUVER - The commissioner of the British Columbia public inquiry into money laundering says his final report will be delayed beyond the original May 2021 deadline. British Columbia Supreme Court Ju...
Dec 10, 2020
B.C. baby of mother in coma from COVID-19 is 'strong and healthy,' aunt says
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The aunt of a B.C. infant born while his mother was in a coma due to COVID-19 complications says the family is trying to stay hopeful but keep their expectations reasonable as she r...
Dec 10, 2020
All quiet on Jays' front - for now - as baseball's virtual winter meetings wrap
It was status quo for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday as the annual winter meetings wrapped without any significant moves by Canada's only big-league team. Entering the four-day virtual sessions wit...
Dec 10, 2020
Town of Ponoka creates grant for businesses hit hard by COVID-19
The Town of Ponoka is lending a hand to local businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.This week, town council approved a new $50,000 Hardship Grant to those whose bottom lines are affected the mo...
Dec 10, 2020
Preliminary hearing rescheduled for man charged in fatal Red Deer hit and run
A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for next summer for a man charged in a fatal hit and run in north Red Deer nearly three years ago.Tosh Verstraeten, 31, was originally scheduled to have a pr...
Dec 10, 2020
US budget deficit up 25.1% in first 2 months of budget year
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID pandemic soared while tax reve...
Dec 10, 2020
Quebec mother who pleaded guilty in daughter's death testifies at coroner's inquest
QUEBEC - A mother who pleaded guilty earlier this year to killing her two-year-old daughter told a coroner's inquest that she was desperate and broke at the time of the murder. Audrey Gagnon testified...
Dec 10, 2020
Goose saved from fishing line, chilly waters of South Saskatchewan River
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The goose got loose but only after a rescue from two members of the public and treatment and care from APARC (Alberta Pound And Rescue Centres) Medicine Hat.Dallas Lansdown and Torr...
Dec 10, 2020
Quebec police probe fake Alexis Lafreniere hockey cards with peewee tournament logo
QUEBEC - The organizers of Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament are warning against fake Alexis Lafreniere cards from the tournament circulating on websites. Quebec City police say they are i...
Dec 10, 2020