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Justice Dept. won't charge Sen. Burr over stock sales
WASHINGTON - Sen. Richard Burr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has told him it will not prosecute him over stock sales made during the coronavirus pandemic, ending an insider trading investig...
Jan 19, 2021

Alberta long-term care residents remain priority in looming slowdown of COVID vaccine
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says residents in long-term care and supportive living facilities will remain the priority as the province grapples with a looming slowdown in COVI...
Jan 19, 2021

Red Deer man's death being investigated as homicide
The search for a Red Deer man who went missing last month has turned into a murder investigation.Red Deer RCMP confirmed on Tuesday that 25-year-old Kyler Corriveau was located deceased on Jan. 17, so...
Jan 19, 2021

Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75
LOS ANGELES - Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was 75. The Baseball...
Jan 19, 2021

From Gaga to Garth, Miranda to Moreno: Celebs join inaugural
Like so much this past year, the inaugural celebration will be like no other: pared down, distanced, much of it virtual. But for actor Christopher Jackson - the original George Washington in Broadway'...
Jan 19, 2021

File details investigation into John Mulaney 'SNL' monologue
The U.S. Secret Service opened an investigation into comedian John Mulaney over jokes believed to be made about President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" last year, according to records obtained...
Jan 19, 2021

B.C. watchdog says mentally ill children and youth retraumatized in hospital
VICTORIA - One mentally ill youth hospitalized in British Columbia recalls being restrained to a bed and injected with medication as she screamed for her mom while another says drugs turned him into a...
Jan 19, 2021

Biden's Bible puts him in line with inaugural tradition
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office on Wednesday using Bibles that are laden with personal meaning, writing new chapters in a long-running American tradition - and...
Jan 19, 2021

Henderson learned from pared-down 2020 season, but excited for busier 2021
Brooke Henderson's breakneck pace of nearly 30 tournaments a season was slashed to a pedestrian 10 in 2020 due to COVID-19. But the 23-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., said she found a silver lining ...
Jan 19, 2021

Red Deer adds two more COVID-19 deaths, both linked to hospital outbreak
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer as of Tuesday sits at 171, which is down 13 from Monday. There have been 1,527 recoveries, an increase of 20 as the total number of COVID-19 cases attri...
Jan 19, 2021