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Pence speaks at memorial service for Yeager in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was remembered at a memorial service Friday as a hero, legend and friend who would go out of his way to help others. Vice-President Mike P...
Jan 15, 2021
Mexico says US 'fabricated' charges, released case files
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Friday that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had "fabricated" drug trafficking accusations against his country's former defence m...
Jan 15, 2021
'We can probably survive': Mustangs and Hawks react to provincial funding for SJHL
There's big money coming to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) from the provincial government.It was announced on Friday, Jan. 15 that the province will give the SJHL $1 million in wake of t...
Jan 15, 2021
Alison Coffin, Newfoundland and Labrador's NDP Leader, is an economist and athlete
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A look at Alison Coffin, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party. Age: 50 Early years: Born in Corner Brook, she grew up in Joe Batt's Arm. Her father was a sch...
Jan 15, 2021
QuickSketch: N.L. Liberal Leader Andrew Furey is a surgeon and political rookie
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A look at Andrew Furey, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal party. Age: 45. Early years: Born in St. John's, Furey was involved in Liberal politics from a young age. His...
Jan 15, 2021
QuickSketch: Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie says charisma is overrated
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A look at Ches Crosbie, leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative party. Age: 67. Early years: Born in St. John's, N.L., and raised in a political household. Hi...
Jan 15, 2021
A look at other Canadian elections that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic
Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador learned today they will be heading to the polls on Feb. 13. They're not the first to be asked to choose their next government in the middle of a global pandemic. A ...
Jan 15, 2021
NY prosecutors interview Michael Cohen about Trump finances
New York prosecutors conducted an hourslong interview Thursday of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, asking a range of questions about Trump's business dealings, accordi...
Jan 15, 2021
Vaccines to stimulus checks: Here's what's in Biden plan
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to expand coronavirus vaccinations, help individuals and jump-start the economy. The plan, which would require congressio...
Jan 15, 2021
COVID vaccine appointments in North Central booked out within hours
The initial appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for people aged 70 and over in the more rural parts of the North Central zone (which includes communities in the one and three sub zones around Princ...
Jan 15, 2021