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Homegrown receiver Lemar Durant signs extension with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed Canadian wide receiver Lemar Durant to a one-year extension that will keep him with the team through the 2022 season. The native of Coquitlam, B.C., was named th...
Dec 21, 2020
Gabriel Bump named 2020 winner of the Ernest Gaines Award
NEW ORLEANS - Chicago's South Side comes alive through the writings of Gabriel Bump's debut novel, "Everywhere You Don't Belong," which has earned him recognition as the 2020 winner of the Ernest J. G...
Dec 21, 2020
Bergman succeeds Horn as Disney Studios chairman
Walt Disney Co. veteran Alan Bergman has been named chairman of Disney Studios, the company said Monday. Bergman will be succeeding Alan Horn, who will remain chief creative officer. Horn and Bergman ...
Dec 21, 2020
Province calls for travellers from United Kingdom to get tested for COVID-19
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is asking anyone in Alberta that has returned from the United Kingdom within the last 14 days to get tested for COVID-19.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is strongly encoura...
Dec 21, 2020
Nova Chemicals employees raise $806,000 for United Way
In a year that has been unmatched in adversity for local not-for-profit programs and their clients, NOVA Chemicals and its employees have delivered some much-needed hope. On Monday, in a physically-di...
Dec 21, 2020
Jade boulder stolen in B.C. has nothing but sentimental value, says owner
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The owner of a gift store in British Columbia's southern Interior says no one will benefit if a huge jade boulder stolen from the front of her shop is carved up by thieves. The nea...
Dec 21, 2020
QMJHL hopes to return to action with events in four cities next month
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League says its 12 Quebec-based teams will resume play next month in Chicoutimi, Drummondville, Rimouski and Shawinigan during the second wave of the COVID-19...
Dec 21, 2020
Red Deer Food Bank remains open with increased health measures in place
Officials with the Red Deer Food Bank Society say despite tougher COVID-19 restrictions announced earlier this month, it's important for the community to know that their doors remain open.Deputy Direc...
Dec 21, 2020
Man attacked at knifepoint by hitchhiker: Ponoka RCMP
Mounties in central Alberta say a man was attacked at knifepoint last week by a hitchhiker he'd given a ride to. Ponoka RCMP says they were called on the evening of Dec. 17 about a man at a rural resi...
Dec 21, 2020
Man dressed as Santa rescued from power lines in California
RIO LINDA, Calif. - Santa found himself a little more tied up than usual this time of year. A Northern California man impersonating Santa Claus and flying on a powered parachute was rescued Sunday aft...
Dec 21, 2020