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New lockdown measures begin in Ontario as some provinces move Boxing Day online
MONTREAL - Ontario began a provincewide lockdown on Saturday as several provinces are opting for online or scaled-down Boxing Day shopping to limit the spread of COVID-19. The province has reported mo...
Dec 26, 2020
Still The King: James wins AP Male Athlete of Year award
LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He helped convince many who had never voted to finally head to the polls. He found more ways to continue elevating the lives of people in h...
Dec 26, 2020
Still The King: James wins AP Male Athlete of Year award
LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He helped convince many who had never voted to finally head to the polls. He found more ways to continue elevating the lives of people in h...
Dec 26, 2020
Our Favourite Stories of 2020: Endless leads, rumours & sketchy translations
NANAIMO - My favourite story to cover through 2020 was an extensive, multi-lingual quest.In August, NanaimoNewsNOW received multiple tips about the sale of Woodgrove Centre, the largest mall on Vancou...
Dec 26, 2020
'A better job than we’ve ever done:' Nunavut researchers turn to citizen scientists
IQALUIT - There are more than 60 words to describe sea ice in Inuktitut. For Nunavut's hunters, the words are critical when travelling across a frozen ocean highway by snowmobile or dog team. In Pond ...
Dec 26, 2020
Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance. Trump, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach for t...
Dec 26, 2020
Series of explosions target police in Kabul; at least 2 dead
KABUL - A series of explosions hit the Afghan capital on Saturday morning, killing at least two police officers and wounding another two plus a civilian, officials said. The officers died and a civili...
Dec 26, 2020
Asia Today: Beijing tells residents to stay put for holidays
Beijing has urged residents not to leave the city during the Lunar New Year holiday in February, implementing new restrictions after several coronavirus infections last week. Two domestic cases were r...
Dec 26, 2020
Virus besets Belarus prisons filled with president's critics
KYIV, Ukraine - A wave of COVID-19 has engulfed prisons in Belarus that are packed with people in custody for demonstrating against the nation's authoritarian president, and some of the protesters who...
Dec 26, 2020
LeBron becomes No. 2 Xmas scorer, Lakers top Mavs 138-115
LOS ANGELES - Anthony Davis scored 28 points and LeBron James had 22 while becoming the second-leading Christmas scorer in NBA history during the Los Angeles Lakers' 138-115 victory over the Dallas Ma...
Dec 25, 2020