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Woodbine CEO wonders why NHL can play in Ontario during lockdown
TORONTO - With Ontario still in lockdown and COVID-19 cases at a record high, Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson is wondering why the provincial government signed off on NHL games being played at a...
Jan 08, 2021

GOP's David Perdue concedes to Jon Ossoff in Georgia runoff
ATLANTA - Republican David Perdue conceded his loss to Democrat Jon Ossoff on Friday, bringing Georgia's two U.S. Senate runoffs that will deliver Democratic control of the chamber one step closer to ...
Jan 08, 2021

Army head says Nat. Guard may be allowed to carry guns in DC
WASHINGTON - Defence leaders are reviewing restrictions on the use of force by National Guard members and could allow troops to carry batons or guns in Washington, D.C., as they brace for more protest...
Jan 08, 2021

Moore-Towers, Marinaro lead after short program of virtual Skate Canada Challenge
Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro are the leaders after the short pairs program in the unique and virtual Skate Canada Challenge.The two scored 71.04 points in a program that was pre-recorded ...
Jan 08, 2021

Colorado officers won’t be charged for detaining Black girls
DENVER - Suburban Denver police officers who detained four Black girls by gunpoint, handcuffing two of them, after wrongly suspecting they were riding in a stolen car this summer won't be charged, pro...
Jan 08, 2021

BCHL pushes season start to February following extension of PHO restrictions
PRINCE GEORGE - In a press release issued to their website, the BCHL has pushed the start of its regular season to the week of Feb. 8 after it was announced yesterday that the Provincial Health Office...
Jan 08, 2021

New campaign, and logo, for GM in a bid to electrify image
DETROIT - General Motors is changing its corporate logo and launching an electric vehicle marketing campaign to reshape its image as clean vehicle company, rather than a builder of gas-powered pickups...
Jan 08, 2021

Impaired driving suspected in truck crash that set off gridlock in North Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a transport truck crashed on Highway 1 in North Vancouver, creating traffic chaos around the busy commuter route. A statement...
Jan 08, 2021

Pelosi seeks to curb Trump's nuclear power, plans to impeach
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she has spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing an "unhinged" President Donald Trump from ordering military actions inc...
Jan 08, 2021

Lethbridge to host the national men's curling championship in 2022
The Tim Hortons Brier will be held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge in 2022.Curling Canada made the announcement Friday during a video conference call.Lethbridge hosted the world men's championship i...
Jan 08, 2021