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Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly...
Dec 07, 2020
UK rolling out COVID-19 vaccine to public as world watches
LONDON - U.K. health authorities are rolling out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentu...
Dec 07, 2020
Sister of missing Thai dissident meets with Cambodian judge
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The sister of an exiled Thai dissident who was reportedly abducted in Cambodia earlier this year appeared before a judge in Cambodia's capital on Tuesday to offer evidence that ...
Dec 07, 2020
'B.A.P.S.' star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53
LOS ANGELES - Natalie Desselle Reid, who starred alongside Halle Berry in the 1997 film "B.A.P.S." and on the sitcom "Eve," has died. She was 53. Reid's death on Monday was confirmed by Je'Caryous Joh...
Dec 07, 2020
AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defence
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defence, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the...
Dec 07, 2020
Saskatchewan announces support measures for small businesses
The Government of Saskatchewan is pledging to help small businesses pay for changes as they adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.The province announced the new Strong Recovery Adaptation Rebate (SRAR) on Mo...
Dec 07, 2020
Pandemic financial pressures deplete finances, spirits as festive season approaches
TORONTO - Pandemic restrictions and financial strain mean Christmas will look different than past years for Tia Cyr and her family, so she enlisted Santa in breaking the news to her son. The Alberta m...
Dec 07, 2020
Police testify at coroner's inquest into 2018 murder of Quebec toddler
QUEBEC - A coroner's inquest into the brutal 2018 murder of a two-year-old girl whose body was found dumped in a garbage can opened Monday with the testimony of the Quebec City police officers who inv...
Dec 07, 2020
Northern Ontario to use previous results to determine entries for nationals
The weekend did little to settle the uneasiness that executive director Bobby Ray was feeling after the Northern Ontario Curling Association cancelled its playdowns and announced it would invite last ...
Dec 07, 2020
Canada's Olympic, Paralympic swim trials will be invitation only
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim trials will be contracted to reduce the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus. Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim teams for this summer's Tokyo Games ...
Dec 07, 2020