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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the city's national security law, amid a widening crackdown on dissent, according to local media reports. Lai, who fo...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden, Harris named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year'
WASHINGTON - Time magazine has named President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris its "Person of the Year." Time's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal says Biden and Harris won the h...
Dec 10, 2020
Mexico's COVID-19 deaths average 55 years vs. 75 in Europe
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's coronavirus spokesman said Thursday the country's median age of death from COVID-19 was a shockingly young 55, as compared to an average of 75 in many European countries. Assist...
Dec 10, 2020
Akers runs wild, Newton benched as Rams rout Patriots 24-3
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Cam Akers rushed for 171 yards in a breakout performance, Kenny Young returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown and the Los Angeles Rams clinched their fourth straight winn...
Dec 10, 2020
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