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Justice Dept. won't charge Sen. Burr over stock sales
WASHINGTON - Sen. Richard Burr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has told him it will not prosecute him over stock sales made during the coronavirus pandemic, ending an insider trading investig...
Jan 19, 2021
‘Enough is enough’: Moe calls for stricter enforcement of public health orders
Premier Scott Moe is ready to bar the doors of establishments that are ignoring public health orders aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.During a conference call Tuesday, Moe was asked if Saskatc...
Jan 19, 2021
Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75
LOS ANGELES - Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was 75. The Baseball...
Jan 19, 2021
File details investigation into John Mulaney 'SNL' monologue
The U.S. Secret Service opened an investigation into comedian John Mulaney over jokes believed to be made about President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" last year, according to records obtained...
Jan 19, 2021
From Gaga to Garth, Miranda to Moreno: Celebs join inaugural
Like so much this past year, the inaugural celebration will be like no other: pared down, distanced, much of it virtual. But for actor Christopher Jackson - the original George Washington in Broadway'...
Jan 19, 2021
B.C. watchdog says mentally ill children and youth retraumatized in hospital
VICTORIA - One mentally ill youth hospitalized in British Columbia recalls being restrained to a bed and injected with medication as she screamed for her mom while another says drugs turned him into a...
Jan 19, 2021
Biden's Bible puts him in line with inaugural tradition
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office on Wednesday using Bibles that are laden with personal meaning, writing new chapters in a long-running American tradition - and...
Jan 19, 2021
Henderson learned from pared-down 2020 season, but excited for busier 2021
Brooke Henderson's breakneck pace of nearly 30 tournaments a season was slashed to a pedestrian 10 in 2020 due to COVID-19. But the 23-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., said she found a silver lining ...
Jan 19, 2021
Drilling underway 'to assess future open pit design' at Project Falcon: Star Diamond
Despite their rocky relationship, the partners on the Fort la Corne (Project Falcon) diamond exploration project 60 kilometres east of Prince Albert appear to be moving forward with what one analyst c...
Jan 19, 2021
NEMHL axes season, teams still permitted to practice under provincial guidelines
The North East Minor Hockey League (NEMHL) has decided to cancel the remainder of its 2020/2021 season.This comes after the Saskatchewan Hockey Association's memo on Thursday, Jan. 14 that stated ther...
Jan 19, 2021