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Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott stepping down at end of June
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott is stepping down at the end of June, ending an 11-year tenure in which the conference landed a transformational billion dollar television deal but struggled to keep up ...
Jan 20, 2021
Raptors' three-game win streak ends with 111-102 loss to Miami
TAMPA, Fla. - If there's a silver lining to the Toronto Raptors' sluggish 111-102 loss to Miami on Wednesday, it's that they'll get another crack at the Heat on Friday. Fred VanVleet had 24 points and...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden plans temporary halt of oil activity in Arctic refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska - President Joe Biden's administration announced plans Wednesday for a temporary moratorium on oil and gas leasing in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after the Trump administra...
Jan 20, 2021
World hopes for renewed co-operation with US under Biden
MEXICO CITY - World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral co...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden inaugural: Abrupt pivot to civility in post-Trump era
Washington couldn't turn the page quickly enough from Donald Trump to President Joe Biden. Trump's voice faded from the capital he had animated and antagonized since 2017 as he flew to private life in...
Jan 20, 2021
B.C. coroner calls for better safety training after young BMX champ dies at fish farm
VICTORIA - An investigation report says a Canadian BMX riding champion who died in a workplace accident at a Vancouver Island fish farm lacked proper training to safely do his job.A BC Coroners Servic...
Jan 20, 2021
Inauguration sows doubt among QAnon conspiracy theorists
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - For years, legions of QAnon conspiracy theory adherents encouraged one another to "trust the plan" as they waited for the day when President Donald Trump would orchestrate mass arr...
Jan 20, 2021
Senate confirms Biden 1st Cabinet pick as Democrats control
WASHINGTON - Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle t...
Jan 20, 2021
Innisfail RCMP charge man with "exposing nudity"
A 68-year-old Innisfail man is facing multiple charges after allegedly exposing himself to children last week.Following a complaint lodged on Jan. 13 about an adult male exposing his naked body, RCMP ...
Jan 20, 2021
Immigrants cheered by possible citizenship path under Biden
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Immigrants cheered President Joe Biden's plan to provide a path to U.S. citizenship for about 11 million people without legal status, mixing hope with guarded optimism Wednesday amid...
Jan 20, 2021