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Indigenous families honour Christmas and Solstice at this time of year
During the Christmas season, our team at Pattison Media is once again producing positive stories based around holiday traditions and accomplishments for the region.Angela Brown spoke to Floyd Favel of...
Dec 25, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell turns 60 behind bars as verdict looms
NEW YORK (AP) - Ghislaine Maxwell reached her 60th birthday behind bars Saturday as she awaited the outcome of her sex trafficking trial. The British socialite is scheduled to return to a Manhattan co...
Dec 25, 2021
Toronto Raptors add three more players to health and safety protocol
The Toronto Raptors added three players to the NBA's COVID-19 protocol Saturday, bringing the team's total to 10 players ruled out for next game due to the virus. The Raptors placed Khem Birch, Justin...
Dec 25, 2021
Hockey Canada, Alberta put pandemic hockey know-how to the test again in Edmonton
Alberta is about to host a third pandemic International Ice Hockey Federation tournament armed with experience from the first two, but with the ice still shifting underfoot. The 2022 world men's under...
Dec 25, 2021
Canadian scientists involved in James Webb space telescope say it's a dream come true
MONTREAL - As the world tuned in on Christmas morning to see NASA's James Webb Space Telescope lift off, Canadian scientists who played a crucial part in its creation were emotional. The collaboration...
Dec 25, 2021
Influential Bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe has died
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grammy-winning bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe, whose influential career spanned more than 50 years, has died. He was 84. His son, David, confirmed the death on Saturday to The A...
Dec 25, 2021
Two people found dead in North Battleford house fire
Battlefords RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating the deaths of two people discovered in a house fire on Christmas Eve.Police responded to the call of a fire on the 1000 block o...
Dec 25, 2021
Surging COVID cases, 'jingle jabs' make for somber Christmas
ROME - Christmas arrived around the world Saturday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that kept many families apart, overwhelmed hospitals and curbed religious observances as the pandemic was poised ...
Dec 25, 2021
Spanish eruption's end brings 'emotional relief,' rebuilding
MADRID (AP) - Authorities on one of Spain's Canary Islands declared a volcanic eruption that started in September officially finished Saturday following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity or s...
Dec 25, 2021
Local ministers reflect on the message of Christmas
During the Christmas season, our team at Pattison Media is once again producing positive stories based around holiday traditions and accomplishments for the region.Given the signficance of the day in ...
Dec 25, 2021