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Activist, champion: Naomi Osaka is AP Female Athlete of Year
With tennis, like so much of the world, shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Naomi Osaka found herself with time to read and think. And while she won the U.S. Open for her third Grand Slam t...
Dec 27, 2020
Top Stories of 2020: Most viral and discussed stories of the year
NANAIMO - Heroic actions, attacks on animals, popular giveaways and a continued streak of lotto luck all lit up social media through the rollercoaster year of 2020.Few stories through the year generat...
Dec 27, 2020
Visit restrictions contributed to depression among care home residents: doctor
VANCOUVER - A plastic barrier sits on a table between Debbie Drew and her father during their visits in the reception area of a long-term care home where the first Canadian died of COVID-19. Nine mont...
Dec 27, 2020
Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spendi...
Dec 27, 2020
Canada steamrolls Germany 16-2 at world juniors as P.A. connection makes impression
EDMONTON - Dylan Cozens scored a hat trick and had three assists in Canada's 16-2 win over Germany to open the world junior men's hockey championship Saturday.Meanwhile, Prince Albert Raider blue line...
Dec 27, 2020
2021: Alberta eyes post-COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says the goal in 2021 is to get vaccines out and put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, then work to fix a battered and beleaguered economy...
Dec 27, 2020
Nashville explosion investigation prompts FBI to search home
NASHVILLE - Federal agents converged Saturday on the home of a possible person of interest in the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville as investigators scoured hundreds of tips and leads in the bl...
Dec 27, 2020
Visit restrictions contributed to depression among care home residents: doctor
VANCOUVER - A plastic barrier sits on a table between Debbie Drew and her father during their visits in the reception area of a long-term care home where the first Canadian died of COVID-19. Nine mont...
Dec 27, 2020
Visit restrictions contributed to depression among care home residents: doctor
VANCOUVER - A plastic barrier sits on a table between Debbie Drew and her father during their visits in the reception area of a long-term care home where the first Canadian died of COVID-19. Nine mont...
Dec 27, 2020
Avalanches kill 10 in mountainous area near Iran’s capital
TEHRAN, Iran - A series of avalanches in Iran killed 10 people in a mountainous area north of the capital, state TV reported Sunday. The report said rescue teams were searching for a number of missing...
Dec 26, 2020