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Biden win over Trump in Nevada made official by court
LAS VEGAS - The Nevada Supreme Court made Joe Biden's win in the state official on Tuesday, approving the state's final canvass of the Nov. 3 election. The unanimous action by the seven nonpartisan ju...
Nov 24, 2020
Appeal of Derek Saretzky's murder conviction in Crowsnest Pass dismissed
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILSA man who was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder was unsuccessful in appealing the decision.Derek Saretsky, now 27, killed 67-year-old Hanne ...
Nov 24, 2020
Red Deer city council passes mask-wearing bylaw, takes effect Nov. 30
Face coverings will be mandatory in all of Red Deer's indoor public places where physical distancing is not possible, and in public vehicles, effective Nov. 30.The bylaw has a sunset clause of March 1...
Nov 24, 2020
Grammys announce 1st batch of nominees for 2021 show
NEW YORK - The first batch of nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards were revealed during a livestream held Tuesday by the Recording Academy's interim president and CEO Harvey Mason Jr. Mason Jr. kicked ...
Nov 24, 2020
Many Canadians gaining weight during COVID-19: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests many Canadians are gaining weight because they're eating more and exercising less during COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly one-third of respondents in the survey conducted by Lege...
Nov 24, 2020
Two players at Canada's junior hockey camp test positive for COVID-19
RED DEER, Alta. - Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that two players at its national junior selection camp have tested positive for COVID-19. The organization said in a release that the players, who wer...
Nov 24, 2020
Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers
LONDON - Fittingly in this year of work-from-home and lockdowns, Douglas Stuart's life-changing moment came to him on his sofa. The Scottish writer was at home in Manhattan when he was announced as th...
Nov 24, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 24, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. The Ontario government is reporting 1,009 new cases of COVID-19 today but a technical issue means the figure is an un...
Nov 24, 2020
Assisted-death bill sends wrong message to Indigenous people, advocates say
OTTAWA - The chief executive officer of an organization that provides health care to the Siksika First Nation in Alberta says an assisted-dying bill sends the wrong message to Indigenous youth. ...
Nov 24, 2020
Lethbridge’s yard waste sites to close for season on November 30
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Yard waste sites across Lethbridge will close up for the season at the end of this month.On Monday, November 30, all three City of Lethbridge yard waste sites will close. The city say...
Nov 24, 2020