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Alabama head coach Saban praises contributions of Canadian receiver John Metchie III
He's been overshadowed by Heisman Trophy candidates DeVonta Smith and Mac Jones, but Canadian John Metchie III's contribution to the Alabama Crimson Tide's unbeaten season hasn't been lost on head coa...
Dec 31, 2020
Orthodox Jewish group says its Quebec schools aren't breaking law by staying open
MONTREAL - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish group says its schools aren't violating a Quebec government decree by staying open and it's accusing the education minister of using the Hasidic community as a scap...
Dec 31, 2020
Ottawa set to detail requirements of COVID-19 negative test for air travellers today
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to provide details later today on its plan to make travellers test negative for COVID-19 before landing in Canada. Yesterday, the Liberals announced that al...
Dec 31, 2020
Inmate and two workers test positive for COVID-19 at Willow Cree Healing Lodge
An inmate diagnosed with COVID-19 is being medically isolated in a house-style residence within the Willow Cree Healing Lodge (WCHL).The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said two people who work a...
Dec 31, 2020
Federal government approves NHL training camps, but provinces must make call on games
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return to Canada for training camp under "national interest ...
Dec 31, 2020
Security firms say suspicious object on oil tanker off Iraq
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Sailors involved in transferring fuel oil from an Iraqi tanker in the Persian Gulf to another vessel owned by a shipping company traded in the U.S. discovered a "suspicio...
Dec 31, 2020
Calamity? Anomaly? 2020 was a box office year like no other
When the sun sets on the 2020 film box office, it'll be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous. After five consecutive years of North American revenues exceeding $11 billion, this...
Dec 31, 2020
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres. Many of their names hold a prominent place...
Dec 31, 2020
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres. Many of their names hold a prominent place...
Dec 31, 2020
'After a week we thought gosh she's gonna make it': 106-year-old Prince Albert woman beats COVID-19
In her lifetime, Prince Albert's Rubena Wenzel has lived through world wars and now survived two pandemics, the Spanish flu in 1918 and COVID-19 in 2020.Roughly two and a half weeks after her initial ...
Dec 31, 2020
