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US budget deficit up 25.1% in first 2 months of budget year
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID pandemic soared while tax reve...
Dec 10, 2020
Quebec mother who pleaded guilty in daughter's death testifies at coroner's inquest
QUEBEC - A mother who pleaded guilty earlier this year to killing her two-year-old daughter told a coroner's inquest that she was desperate and broke at the time of the murder. Audrey Gagnon testified...
Dec 10, 2020
Quebec police probe fake Alexis Lafreniere hockey cards with peewee tournament logo
QUEBEC - The organizers of Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament are warning against fake Alexis Lafreniere cards from the tournament circulating on websites. Quebec City police say they are i...
Dec 10, 2020
CONCACAF revamps women's World Cup qualifying, creates Women's Nations League
TORONTO - CONCACAF is revamping its senior women competitions, changing its World Cup qualifying process and following the men by creating a Women's Nations League. CONCACAF, which covers North and Ce...
Dec 10, 2020
Yukon releases strategy in response to MMIW national inquiry report
Yukon has released what it says is the first comprehensive response to a national inquiry's report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The report contained 231 "calls to justice" whe...
Dec 10, 2020
Yukon to get first Moderna vaccine doses in January, with more in March
WHITEHORSE - Yukon says it will get Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in January.Premier Sandy Silver says the territory will get enough of the vaccine for every adult who wants it.Health minister Pauline Fr...
Dec 10, 2020
Nurse, Powell believe rookie Flynn has the drive it takes to thrive in the NBA
Malachi Flynn sits with Fred VanVleet every morning, peppering the veteran guard with questions about the NBA game.Since he was drafted 29th overall just three weeks ago, Flynn hasn't had the luxury o...
Dec 10, 2020
Fresh, fast Paula Findlay finds triathlon success again
Less was more for Canadian triathlete Paula Findlay in 2020. After 12 months without a race, winning the World Championship Challenge at Florida's Daytona International Speedway has the 31-year-old fr...
Dec 10, 2020
1,566 COVID cases confirmed in Alberta, just eight in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Thursday's report on COVID-19, covering the statistics from the past 24 hours.1,566 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total t...
Dec 10, 2020
Canadian police chiefs apologize for 1968 opposition to decriminalizing homosexuality
TORONTO - Canada's police chiefs are apologizing to LGBTQ communities for their opposition to decriminalizing homosexuality in the late 1960s. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police made the for...
Dec 10, 2020