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Federal judge in Iowa ridicules Trump's pardons
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A federal judge in Iowa who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Trump's pardons, including those issued to convicted Republican campaign operatives and fo...
Dec 29, 2020
Inmate who survived execution attempt dies; COVID suspected
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio death row inmate who survived an attempt to execute him by lethal injection in 2009 died Monday of possible complications of COVID-19, the state prisons system said. At the ti...
Dec 29, 2020
Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston
A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet - optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice - has been removed from its perch in downtow...
Dec 29, 2020
Forward Devin Shore, defenceman Ryan Stanton sign pro tryout contracts with Oilers
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Devin Shore and defenceman Ryan Stanton to professional tryout agreements. The 26-year-old Shore had five goals and seven assists in 45 games last se...
Dec 29, 2020
For Canada's Olympic and Paralympic teams, 2020 a year of conviction and frustration
When COVID-19 shut down the NCAA swimming season last March, Margaret Mac Neil packed up her car and drove home to London, Ont., from the University of Michigan. In the whirlwind days that followed, C...
Dec 29, 2020
Former N.L. prisoner wants guards held accountable in death of Indigenous inmate
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A former inmate of a Newfoundland and Labrador jail says it's outrageous that 10 guards accused in the death of an Indigenous man at the institution got to spend Christmas with thei...
Dec 29, 2020
TYH: Arthritis and the cold weather
PRINCE GEORGE - Depending on how you look at the winter season it can be good or bad. Hate it or like, the fact is we have several more weeks of it. It's been believed that those who have arthritis su...
Dec 29, 2020
Quebec becomes fourth province to confirm more contagious COVID-19 variant
Quebec has become the fourth province to confirm its first case of a more contagious COVID-19 variant. Health Minister Christian Dube says the person who tested positive is a family member of someone ...
Dec 29, 2020
Driver sentenced following dangerous operation of a vehicle
PRINCE GEORGE - A Prince George man has been given a conditional sentence of six months with 18 months probation, a victim surcharge of $200 and is prohibited from driving for one year after pleading ...
Dec 29, 2020
Seismic Change: A year of bubbles, relocation and cancellation on the sports scene
The traditional wail of bagpipes had barely quieted at Kingston's Leon's Centre last March when the sports landscape underwent a seismic change. One last blast of sporting Canadiana - the hoisting of ...
Dec 29, 2020