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Georgia tallies votes as US Senate control hangs in balance
ATLANTA - Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S....
Jan 05, 2021

Bobby Shmurda to be eligible for release in February
DANNEMORA, N.Y. - Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda will be eligible for release from prison next month, the New York State Department of Corrections said on Monday. Shmurda, whose legal name is Ackquille...
Jan 05, 2021

Reports: Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested
HONG KONG - About 50 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures were arrested by police on Wednesday under a national security law, following their involvement in an unofficial primary election last year held to...
Jan 05, 2021

Flooding brings new woes to NYC church hard-hit by COVID-19
NEW YORK - A Lutheran church in New York City already reeling from the COVID-19 deaths of more than 60 members of the congregation has suffered a new trauma: Severe flood damage from the rupture of a ...
Jan 05, 2021

Northwest Territories rolls out COVID-19 vaccination plan for its 33 communities
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has released its plan for when residents of its 33 communities will receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The N.W.T. received 7,200 doses last week and administ...
Jan 05, 2021

Sask. RCMP hands out 8 tickets for not self-isolating, 2 for large gatherings over holidays
For the most part, people in the province followed the COVID-19 public health orders over the Christmas break.RCMP media spokesperson Cpl. Rob King said the Saskatchewan Mounties issued 10 tickets bet...
Jan 05, 2021

Riders sign Fajardo to contract extension through 2022
All-star quarterback Cody Fajardo is sticking with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for another two years.The CFL team announced Tuesday that Fajardo had signed a contract extension that will run through ...
Jan 05, 2021

What'sHappeningNOW Jan. 5, 2021
Senior reporter Nigel Maxwell talks about a disturbance at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre.
Jan 05, 2021

Nurse and grandfather milestone as Moderna vaccine roll-out starts in Northern Saskatchewan
An le--la-Crosse nurse and her grandfather have become the first people in Saskatchewan's North to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The new Moderna vaccine is ideal for distribution across more remote ...
Jan 05, 2021

Chemisty key as Canucks add new faces, take on new roles heading in unusual season
VANCOUVER - He may have been a finalist for the NHL's rookie of the year award last season, but Quinn Hughes is already planning to take another step this year. The Canucks lost several key players in...
Jan 05, 2021