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Iroquois lacrosse team aims to make Olympic competition under its own flag
Iroquois Nationals lacrosse star Randy Staats was angry at first, but he now says an international snub of his team only fuelled his desire to play on the world stage. Three years ago, the Internation...
Mar 13, 2021

Portland police: Detained protesters had bear spray, hammers
PORTLAND, Ore. - Officers found a crowbar, hammers, bear spray and firearms after they corralled a group of about 100 protesters, Portland police said Saturday. In a news release, the police bureau sa...
Mar 13, 2021

B.C. judge says evidence in Meng case fit for trial, not extradition effort
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a bid by Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to admit additional sworn testimonies from employees of the telecom giant as evidence in her extradition case...
Mar 13, 2021

Critics call Sen. Ron Johnson's insurrection comments racist
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is being called racist for an interview in which the white Republican said he wasn't worried about the predominantly white supporters of President Donald Trump d...
Mar 13, 2021

How Cuomo investigation, possible impeachment could play out
NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo has urged New Yorkers to "wait for the facts." Patience, though, has grown thin. The state's two U.S. senators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gilli...
Mar 13, 2021

Bolivia arrests ex-leader in crackdown on opposition
LA PAZ, Bolivia - The conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year was arrested Saturday as officials of the restored leftist government pursue those involved in the 2019 ouster of social...
Mar 13, 2021

WATCH: Take a sneak peek at the Prince George vaccination centre
PRINCE GEORGE - As the opening date nears for the vaccine clinic at the Prince George Conference and Civic Centre, CKPG News got a sneak peek of how the clinic is set up.The way the clinic is structur...
Mar 13, 2021

4 killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan
MOSCOW - A plane operated by Kazakhstan's state security agency crashed in the Central Asian country on Saturday, killing four crew members and injuring two others, officials said. The ex-Soviet count...
Mar 13, 2021

Jordan health minister steps down after deaths in virus ward
SALT, Jordan - Jordan's health minister stepped down Saturday after at least seven patients in a hospital COVID-19 ward died due to a shortage of oxygen supplies, state media reported. Hours later, Ki...
Mar 13, 2021

Iced Out: Several teams miss out on television time at curling championships
With no family or friends allowed in the spectator-free arena, Northwest Territories skip Greg Skauge was hoping to get some TV time at the Canadian men's curling championship so his supporters back h...
Mar 13, 2021