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Embiid scores 29 points, Raptors winless after loss to Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid scored 29 points to lift the Philadelphia 76ers over Toronto 100-93 on Tuesday, and the Raptors remain winless three games into the NBA season. Kyle Lowry had 24 points, nin...
Dec 29, 2020
Byfield leads Canada to 10-0 win over Switzerland in world junior tournament
EDMONTON - Quinton Byfield had two goals and four assists in Canada's 10-0 win over Switzerland at the world junior men's hockey championship Tuesday. Jakob Pelletier scored twice for Canada (3-0). Co...
Dec 29, 2020
Officer who sought warrant at Taylor home could be dismissed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of an officer who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to the apartment where Breonna Taylor was ...
Dec 29, 2020
With deadline looming, group wants more census documents
With the Census Bureau days away from likely missing a year-end deadline for turning in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats, President Donald Trump's administration still hasn't turned ov...
Dec 29, 2020
White House wins ruling on disclosing health care prices
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favour of the Trump administration's plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures. The White Ho...
Dec 29, 2020
Diddy providing some COVID-19 relief for Miami neighbourhood
MIAMI - Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs provided some coronavirus relief in a Miami neighbourhood on Tuesday, handing out $50 bills amid a crowd of hundreds. He was joined by his children at the event set u...
Dec 29, 2020
‘A year of complete inaction:’ Mercredi reflects on deadly, record-setting overdose crisis in 2020
Heading into 2020, Jason Mercredi was looking for one thing in particular.Heading into 2021, the executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) said he's looking for that same thing yet again."We ...
Dec 29, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW Dec. 29, 2020
Director of information programming Teena Monteleone talks about residents of a St. Louis care home who received a generous Christmas surprise.
Dec 29, 2020
Quebec Liberal vacationing down south despite repeated warnings to stay home
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal member Pierre Arcand is vacationing with his wife in the Caribbean despite warnings from the federal and provincial governments to stay home during the pandemic. The Canadian...
Dec 29, 2020
Seventy-year-old aircraft to be reinvented as roadside landmark
A Prince Albert area pilot has just bought his thirteenth aircraft, but he has no plans to fly it. Instead, the 2,000-pound plane will be hoisted 30 to 40 feet in the air and mounted on a pole overloo...
Dec 29, 2020
