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UK's Johnson in quarantine but declares himself fit, working
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is as "fit as a butcher's dog" after being instructed to self-isolate for 14 days because he recently came in contact with someone who has since c...
Nov 16, 2020
U.S. extradition fight for Huawei CFO back in B.C. court with evidence hearings
VANCOUVER - The lengthy extradition process resumes today for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as her lawyers fight against her removal from Canada to the United States. The legal team for Meng is ...
Nov 16, 2020
'She's everything to me': B.C. mom in coma due to COVID-19 gives birth
Dave McIntosh is in "uncharted territory": he's able to hold his newborn son close, but his wife, unconscious in a hospital bed due to complications from COVID-19, cannot. Gill McIntosh, 37, remains i...
Nov 16, 2020
Alek Minassian's father to testify as defence launches its case in van attack trial
TORONTO - The father of a man who is on trial for killing 10 and hurting 16 more in Toronto's van attack is set to testify today.Alek Minassian's lawyers will begin mounting their defence as they argu...
Nov 16, 2020
Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies age 79
BEIRUT - Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country's most prominent faces to the outside world during the uprising against President Bashar Assad, died...
Nov 15, 2020
Roethlisberger throws 4 TD passes, Claypool grabs a pair as
Steelers rip Bengals
PITTSBURGH - Ben Roethlisberger apparently doesn't need to practice to carve up the Cincinnati Bengals. The veteran Pittsburgh quarterback threw for a season-high 333 yards and four touchdowns despite...
Nov 15, 2020
Hockey Canada adds five new members to its board of directors, including three women
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has announced five new directors to its board of directors, including three women, to serve two-year terms. Andrea Skinner, Leanne Standryk, and Mary Anne Veroba were add...
Nov 15, 2020
Lethbridge software company, MPP, launches new product
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- With different factions pushing for diversification of Alberta's economy, it would lead many to wonder what is taking so long? We see significant growth in agriculture and increasin...
Nov 15, 2020
South Carolina fires football coach Will Muschamp
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina has fired football coach Will Muschamp, the second time he's been let go from a Southeastern Conference program in midseason. The school said in a release Sunday that M...
Nov 15, 2020
COVID-19 counts continue to rise as Canada approaches 300,000 cases
Canada's COVID-19 hot spots reported minor declines in daily infections on Sunday, but health officials are urging people to remain cautious as the country rapidly approaches the 300,000-case mark and...
Nov 15, 2020