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Indonesia starts emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccine...
Jan 12, 2021

Ice usage remains consistent despite health restrictions
PRINCE GEORGE - It may seem like ages ago, but many residents of the city fought tooth and nail to have the arenas re-opened in time for the hockey season with high hopes.Now at the mid-way point of t...
Jan 12, 2021

Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus
WASHINGTON - This time the fury enveloping the Capitol comes not from an insurgent mob but from within. The anger on display is searing - Democrat against Republican; Republican against Republican; le...
Jan 12, 2021

Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Hamonic to one-year, US$1.25-million deal
VANCOUVER - Playing for the Calgary Flames, defenceman Travis Hamonic got a close-up view of the Vancouver Canucks' skilled, young talent.Going up against the likes of Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes a...
Jan 12, 2021

Yellen's Senate confirmation hearing set for Jan. 19
WASHINGTON - The Senate Finance Committee announced Tuesday that it will hold a confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary-nominee Janet Yellen on Jan. 19. The timing for the hearing will mean that Y...
Jan 12, 2021

Sage grouse review done, but scant time for Trump's changes
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Trump administration has completed a review of plans to ease protections for a struggling bird species in seven states in the U.S. West, but there's little time to put the relaxe...
Jan 12, 2021

Indonesian searchers hunt for crashed plane's voice recorder
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Divers looking for a crashed plane's cockpit voice recorder were searching in mud and plane debris on the seabed between Indonesian islands Wednesday to retrieve information key t...
Jan 12, 2021

Trump business backlash part of 'cancel culture,' son says
NEW YORK - The PGA cancelled its tournament at his golf course. Banks say they won't lend to him anymore. New York City is looking to end his contract to operate the Central Park skating rink. Hits to...
Jan 12, 2021

Top military leaders remind troops of limits of free speech
WASHINGTON - Amid worry about renewed violence on Inauguration Day, the military's top leaders issued a written reminder to all service members Tuesday that the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last...
Jan 12, 2021

California lifting stay-home order for Sacramento region
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lifted a stay-at-home order in the 13-county Sacramento region on Tuesday as hospital conditions improved, a rare turn of good news as the state pushes through what Gov...
Jan 12, 2021