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Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
LONDON - Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the coronavirus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California, filling hospitals and threatening...
Jan 05, 2021
World junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton achieved with few COVID-19 hiccups
The 2021 world junior men's hockey championship had a shaky start, but Hockey Canada, the International Ice Hockey Federation and Edmonton's organizing committee pulled it off in a global pandemic. Us...
Jan 05, 2021
People's Party leader and former MP Maxime Bernier travelled to Florida last fall
OTTAWA - The one-time Conservative cabinet minister and MP who broke ranks to form his own political party is among the Canadians who've headed south in recent months. Maxime Bernier, who leads the li...
Jan 05, 2021
Utah man pleads guilty in Yellowstone dig seeking treasure
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A Utah man has pleaded guilty after authorities said he was caught digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery in search of hidden treasure. Rodrick Dow Craythorn, 52, of Syracuse...
Jan 05, 2021
Reported virus issues at Ohio St raise spectre of CFP delay
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said Tuesday the national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State is still a go for Monday night amid a report that the Buckeyes are h...
Jan 05, 2021
US: Hack of federal agencies 'likely Russian in origin'
WASHINGTON - Top national security agencies in a rare joint statement Tuesday confirmed that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of U.S. government departments and corporations, rejecting...
Jan 05, 2021
Painting in Nature — with Karla Pearce: Kamloops Lake in December
Not much snow had fallen when Karla recorded her latest episode. Enjoy the beautiful vista over Kamloops Lake as Karla shows you it is possible - and even enjoyable - to paint outdoors in the winter.
Jan 05, 2021
Canadian offensive lineman Liam Dobson still considering options on college transfer
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian Liam Dobson to take matters into his own hands. Last month, the Maine Back Bears offensive lineman entered the NCAA transfer portal after the Colonial Athleti...
Jan 05, 2021
Judge bans Proud Boys leader from Washington after arrest
WASHINGTON - A judge has banned the leader of the Proud Boys from the nation's capital after he was accused of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic black church and found with high-ca...
Jan 05, 2021
Grammy Awards shift to March due to pandemic conditions
NEW YORK - The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. The Recording Academy told The ...
Jan 05, 2021
