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Amputee fashion show in Japan features Paralympic athletes
TOKYO - Paralympic athletes took to the catwalk in Tokyo on Tuesday for the "Amputee Venus Show." The event marked the date when the Paralympic Games would have opened. The Olympics and Paralympics we...
Aug 25, 2020
Antetokounmpo voted NBA's Defensive Player of the Year
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Giannis Antetokounmpo was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the fifth player to win that award and MVP in a career. The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star, who...
Aug 25, 2020
Reels on Wheels tour hits North Battleford
Rainbow Toyota is all set to host the Reels on Wheels drive-in movie tour this evening.Organized in conjunction with Fresh Air Cinema, the Western Canadian tour of outdoor movie screenings will kick o...
Aug 25, 2020
Alaska attorney general quits after texts with woman surface
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson resigned Tuesday, shortly after details of text messages that the state's married and socially conservative top law enforcement officer sent ...
Aug 25, 2020
'Nothing's really changing:' VanVleet, Powell speak out against Blake shooting
Their raw emotion evident, their frustration palpable, Fred VanVleet and Norman Powell found themselves once again addressing the media in the aftermath of another shooting of a Black man by poli...
Aug 25, 2020
Great Plains College receives federal support for students in need
Many Great Plains College students in need will receive help accessing technology starting in the fall session.The college received $74,200 in federal funding that it will use to provide laptops for c...
Aug 25, 2020
Nunavut moving to civilian police review following RCMP shooting report
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The government of Nunavut is affirming its intention to create a civilian police oversight body after a recent review of a shooting death of an Inuit man. Territorial Justice M...
Aug 25, 2020
Federal court upholds confidentiality of documents in Meng Wanzhou case
OTTAWA - The legal team for a Huawei executive facing extradition to the United States has lost its battle to have the contents of six confidential documents released to them. Meng Wanzhou's defence t...
Aug 25, 2020
Leslyn Lewis to run for Tories in next election after losing leadership
OTTAWA - Leslyn Lewis, who finished in a strong third place in the Conservative leadership race after entering as an unknown, will run for the party in the next election. Lewis spoke with new Con...
Aug 25, 2020
Quebec won't ask population to use federal COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone app
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it won't recommend Quebecers download the federal COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone application - at least for now. Eric Caire, minister responsi...
Aug 25, 2020