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Biden set to boost US refugee admissions after Trump cut
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is preparing to notify Congress and others that it will dramatically increase U.S. admissions of refugees. Officials and people familiar with the matter say Biden...
Feb 03, 2021
Virginia Senate passes death penalty abolition bill
RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would abolish the death penalty, a measure that if passed into law would mark a major policy change for a state that has historically l...
Feb 03, 2021
More vaccines arrive in Saskatchewan, 194 new cases reported today
The province administered 177 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 35,763.As of Feb. 3, 109 per cent of the doses received were administered in the province. The overa...
Feb 03, 2021
Hugh Grant, Maria Bakalova react to Golden Globe nominations
LOS ANGELES - Reactions from nominees for the the 78th Golden Globe Awards. All spoke to The Associated Press in phone or video interviews: "I think this is the greatest day of my life." - 12-year-old...
Feb 03, 2021
Prince Albert man creates cross-country ski trail to stay active amid pandemic
Amid the global pandemic, options for physical activity and playing sports you love are slim but a Prince Albert man has found a way to stay active.Ben Hladun transformed a piece of open land at the 5...
Feb 03, 2021
Lawyers try to find holes in story of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - Crown prosecutors continue to look for inconsistencies in what an Ontario man says he told others on the morning he found a woman's bloody body in his Edmonton hotel room bathtub. Bradley B...
Feb 03, 2021
Chretien murder suspects already in custody on other matters
Some new information has come to light in the Dylan Chretien murder case, following the court appearances Wednesday morning of the latest two accused. The two accused were already in custody related t...
Feb 03, 2021
Proud Boys and other extreme right-wing groups among 13 added to Canada's terror list
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is adding the Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups to its list of terrorist organizations to address the sort of neo-fascism and white nationalism that ...
Feb 03, 2021
NLL scraps plans for abbreviated 2020-21 season, wants to begin full campaign in fall
PHILADELPHIA - The National Lacrosse League has cancelled plans for an abbreviated 2020-21 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The league said in a statement it will now focus on starting a f...
Feb 03, 2021
Toronto Arrows move south of the border to start MLR season in Atlanta area
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows are moving south to start the 2021 Major League Rugby season. MLR announced Wednesday that Arrows will share facilities with Rugby ATL in Marietta, Ga., because of pandemi...
Feb 03, 2021
