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AP Interview: Indians owner says name won't change in 2021
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians are changing their name - they just don't know to what or when. Expressing that "it's time," owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions and meeti...
Dec 14, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. - A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his election loss in the battleground state about an hour before t...
Dec 14, 2020

First COVID vaccine doses arrive in Alberta, additional 25K next week
EDMONTON, AB - Pfizer has confirmed that extra supplies of COVID-19 vaccines will be available in Alberta next week.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced that the first 3,900 doses arrived in the pr...
Dec 14, 2020

A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season
Of all the artists whose livelihoods have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, dancers have been among those hit hardest. They depend on a live audience to do their work, of course, and most l...
Dec 14, 2020

Federal government to plant two billion trees over 10 years, reducing carbon pollution
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government has announced its plan to plant two billion trees.The $3.16 billion investment will see the two billion trees planted across Canada over 10 years. The government sa...
Dec 14, 2020

Wildfires take over from industry as major source of cancer-causing air toxins: study
Wildfires have taken over from industry as a major source of a group of cancer-causing chemical toxins in the air, Environment Canada says. The first national assessment of polycyclic aromatic compoun...
Dec 14, 2020

US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian missile defence
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Monday imposed sanctions on its NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defence system, setting the stage for further confrontation between the two...
Dec 14, 2020

The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Monday, Dec. 14
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):1 p.m.Quebec has administered the province's first COVID-19 vaccine to a resident of a long-term care home in Quebec City.Premier...
Dec 14, 2020

Canada Post revises parcel shipping deadlines
OTTAWA - Time was already running short to get your parcels mailed, and now, high demand has forced Canada Post to revise its shipping deadlines.If you are sending a parcel nationally by regular mail,...
Dec 14, 2020

$2-million in damages estimated in farm shed fire near Taber
TABER, AB - A farm famous for its Taber corn has lost a significant supply of another product.At approximately midnight on Saturday, December 12 / Sunday, December 13, a large shed at Johnson Fresh Fa...
Dec 14, 2020