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Prague zoo's month-old Sumatran orangutan finally has a name
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - He's called Pustakawan, or Kawi, if you wish. Prague's zoo said on Wednesday it has finally completed the process of naming a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan baby bor...
Dec 16, 2020
Red Deer formally offers to pay to keep EMS dispatch local
The City of Red Deer, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and the City of Lethbridge have each formally offered the provincial government to pay to keep EMS dispatch local in their respective co...
Dec 16, 2020
Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith beaten in second round at world darts championship
LONDON - Chris (Hollywood) Dobey rallied from a two-set deficit to oust Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith 3-2 in second-round play Wednesday at the William Hill World Darts Championship. The 22nd see...
Dec 16, 2020
Bowden Institution inmate passes away
INNISFAIL - Correctional Service Canada says that on December 12, Clement Robinson, an inmate from Bowden Institution, died while in custody of apparent natural causes following an illness.At the time...
Dec 16, 2020
Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months
NEW YORK - Americans held back on spending during the start of the holiday shopping season, a troubling sign for retailers and the state of the U.S. economy. U.S. retail sales fell a seasonally adjust...
Dec 16, 2020
German government backs bill requiring 5G security pledge
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that would require companies involved in setting up critical infrastructure such as high-speed 5G networks to guarantee tha...
Dec 16, 2020
$40,000 in stolen phones seized in Innisfail
A joint investigation between RCMP in High Level and Innisfail ended with the execution of a search warrant and the seizure of dozens of stolen cell phones. In October, Mounties in High Level received...
Dec 16, 2020
US brands Vietnam, Switzerland as currency manipulators
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department has branded Vietnam and Switzerland as currency manipulators while putting China and nine other countries on a watch list in an annual report designed to halt...
Dec 16, 2020
Canada inks deal with U.S. to send astronaut around the moon
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has signed an agreement with the United States to send a Canadian astronaut around the moon. The planned trip in 2023 is part of a broader U.S.-led effort to es...
Dec 16, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Front-line workers named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year by editors
VANCOUVER - Shortly after COVID-19 reached Canada, the meaning of "essential work" began to crystalize as people like nurses and grocery store clerks remained on the job at great risk to themselves an...
Dec 16, 2020