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Red Deer with 257 active cases as city sees eighth death from COVID-19
Alberta reported another 1,123 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.That's out of 16,127 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of seven per cent.There are now 13,450 active cases in Albe...
Jan 06, 2021
Chicago priest Pfleger `devastated' by sex-abuse allegations
CHICAGO - An activist Chicago Catholic priest who has garnered attention for taking on everyone from drug dealers to Jerry Springer said Wednesday that he is "devastated" by allegations that he sexual...
Jan 06, 2021
Alberta premier working in politically toxic 'Sky Palace' due to legislature renos
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's office has confirmed he is working out of a penthouse known infamously as the "Sky Palace" because of exterior renovations at the legislature. Christine Myatt...
Jan 06, 2021
Edmonton man who sold fentanyl that caused fatal overdose gets six years
EDMONTON - An Edmonton man who sold a mix of fentanyl and meth to a man who later died of an overdose says he is a victim of drug addiction himself.Jamie Michael Dixon pleaded guilty last fall to crim...
Jan 06, 2021
Trump tells backers to 'go home' after Capitol stormed
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump told his supporters on Wednesday to "go home" after they stormed the Capitol in protest of his reelection defeat and he urged them to stay peaceful, but he also pra...
Jan 06, 2021
Pound thinks support would be high for making Olympians more of a vaccine priority
Canadian lawyer and long-standing IOC member Dick Pound said he thinks there would be strong worldwide support in making Olympians more of a priority for COVID-19 vaccinations. In a phone interview fr...
Jan 06, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Quebec to impose 8 p.m. provincewide curfew until Feb. 8
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is imposing a provincewide 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday as a way to halt surging COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The province will become the f...
Jan 06, 2021
Statehouses evacuate amid protests in support of Trump
Protesters who back President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading to some evacuations as cheers rang out in reaction to the news that pro-Trump dem...
Jan 06, 2021
Torstar takes a swing at golf by partnering with Golf Town to buy ScoreGolf magazine
TORONTO - Torstar Corp. is entering into a partnership with retailer Golf Town to acquire ScoreGolf Magazine and related content.The recently privatized owner of the Toronto Star says it has joined wi...
Jan 06, 2021
Fed supported advance notice before changing bond purchases
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials last month supported providing advance notice before the central bank makes changes to its $120 billion in monthly bond purchases. The minutes of those discussio...
Jan 06, 2021