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Heat planning to bring back some fans, with help from dogs
MIAMI - The Miami Heat are bringing back some fans, with help from some dogs. The Heat will use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to attend their games. They'...
Jan 24, 2021
Didsbury RCMP execute search warrant for drugs and weapons offenses
A Didsbury man is facing dozens of drug and weapons charges following a major bust in the community on Friday.On Jan. 22, an extensive search of a town residence by numerous law enforcement officials ...
Jan 24, 2021
Taxpayers' watchdog sees complaints spike, raising worries about pandemic tax season
OTTAWA - Canada's taxpayers' ombudsperson says his office has seen a steep spike in complaints compared to one year ago, delivering an early warning about how complicated returns should be handled thi...
Jan 24, 2021
'Deeply disturbing:' Nunavut internet still slower, more costly than rest of country
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, it's not unusual for the internet to cut out, slow down or stop working altogether. Unlike most jurisdictions in Canada, there is no option for unlimited internet. Inste...
Jan 24, 2021
'Deeply disturbing:' Nunavut internet still slower, more costly than rest of country
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, it's not unusual for the internet to cut out, slow down or stop working altogether. Unlike most jurisdictions in Canada, there is no option for unlimited internet. Inste...
Jan 24, 2021
Taxpayers' watchdog sees complaints spike, raising worries about pandemic tax season
OTTAWA - Canada's taxpayers' ombudsperson says his office has seen a steep spike in complaints compared to one year ago, delivering an early warning about how complicated returns should be handled thi...
Jan 24, 2021
Rioting youths in Dutch village torch virus testing centre
URK, Netherlands - Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility and threw fireworks at police in a Dutch fishing village. Police said Sunday th...
Jan 24, 2021
UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000
LONDON - Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen almost 6 million people get the first of two doses - even as the country's death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000. ...
Jan 24, 2021
Trapped for 2 weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mine
BEIJING - Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday. State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up one-by-one...
Jan 24, 2021
Portugal chooses a president amid a severe pandemic surge
LISBON, Portugal - Portugal held a presidential election Sunday, with the moderate incumbent candidate strongly favoured to earn a second five-year term as a devastating COVID-19 surge grips the Europ...
Jan 24, 2021