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Bus heading to Grand Canyon rolls over; 1 dead, 2 critical
PHOENIX - A Las Vegas-based tour bus heading to the Grand Canyon rolled over in northwestern Arizona on Friday, killing one person and critically injuring two others, authorities said. The cause of th...
Jan 22, 2021
Couple charged after travelling to Yukon to get COVID-19 vaccine
WHITEHORSE - A cabinet minister says a couple from outside Yukon travelled to a remote community in the territory this week and received doses of COVID-19 vaccine.Community Services Minister John Stre...
Jan 22, 2021
Thousands of Hong Kongers locked down to contain coronavirus
HONG KONG - Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down Saturday in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening outbreak in the city, authorities said. Hong Kong has been grappling to contain a...
Jan 22, 2021
Canada's Nick Taylor in the mix at PGA's The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. - Canada's Nick Taylor shot a second round of 6-under 66 Friday to put him in the mix at the PGA's The American Express. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., was in second place among Frid...
Jan 22, 2021
Saskatchewan winter temperatures expected to drop this weekend
Saskatchewan motorists have plenty of reason to slow down in the past few weeks of winter conditions and a new temperature change should bring about more caution.After weeks of largely running days at...
Jan 22, 2021
MGBHLM First Nation awarded $127 million in historic land claim settlement
The Specific Claims Tribunal Canada announced this week Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM) would be awarded close to $127 million from the federal government for a land clai...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden orders review of domestic violent extremism threat
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has directed law enforcement and intelligence officials in his administration to study the threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States, an undertaking be...
Jan 22, 2021
North Stars Richey commits to Marian University
It has been a whirlwind of a last year for 20-year-old Mason Richey. From playing senior men's hockey last fall near his hometown in Terrance, B.C., to moving to Saskatchewan to join the North Stars t...
Jan 22, 2021
P.A. Minor Hockey parts ways with Mays
After a book written by Prince Albert's James Mays caused some controversy, he no longer holds his position as technical director with the Prince Albert Minor Hockey Association (PAMHA).Through an ema...
Jan 22, 2021
Dabrowski plans to 'wing it' with new partner as hard 14-day quarantine limits plans
Gabriela Dabrowski's original plan for the Australian swing was to practise with her new doubles partner and get some training in during a two-week quarantine period in Melbourne. A hard hotel room lo...
Jan 22, 2021