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Garth Brooks joins lineup of entertainers at Biden inaugural
NEW YORK - Add Garth Brooks to the lineup of entertainers at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. "This is a great day in our household," the country music superstar said during a virtual pr...
Jan 18, 2021
Nominations open for Humboldt's Mark of Excellence Awards
Nominations are now open for the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce's Mark of Excellence Awards.The 2021 version of the event will be done virtually, just as it was in 2020, but will be relativ...
Jan 18, 2021
Bottcher and Walker to skip Alberta teams at nationals, Koe gets wild-card spot
The long wait to learn who will represent Alberta at the national curling championships is over. The decision provided some clarity on the wild-card front too. Reigning Alberta champions Laura Walker ...
Jan 18, 2021
CF Montreal adds experience, trading for Slovenian centre back Kiki Struna.
MONTREAL - CF Montreal sacrificed offence for defence Monday, trading Argentine forward Maxi Urruti to the Houston Dynamo for centre back Kiki Struna. Montreal also got an international roster spot fo...
Jan 18, 2021
Conservative policy convention will put O'Toole's pledge of moderation to the test
OTTAWA - Anti-abortion groups are furiously organizing ahead of the Conservative party's March policy convention to advance ideas core to their members. Resolutions they're hoping will be up for votes...
Jan 18, 2021
Census Bureau director to resign amid criticism over data
Facing criticism over efforts to produce citizenship data to comply with an order from President Donald Trump, U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham said Monday that he planned to resign with ...
Jan 18, 2021
Former Buffalo and Montreal coach Marv Levy behind Buffalo Bills during playoff march
He's coached in both Kansas City and Buffalo, but former Montreal Alouettes coach Marv Levy will be firmly behind the Bills this weekend. Buffalo visits Kansas City in the AFC championship game Sunday...
Jan 18, 2021
Blanchet's choice to block critics on Twitter limits free speech: experts
OTTAWA - Dozens of people say Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet has blocked them on Twitter after they criticized his statements about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Richard Moon, a law pro...
Jan 18, 2021
Melfort Kinsmen and Kinettes set sights on raising funds ahead of Telemiracle
Kinsmen and Kinette groups in Saskatchewan are in full fundraising mode ahead of Telemiracle 45.With the restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been a difficult year to raise funds...
Jan 18, 2021
Province administers over 22,000 COVID-19 vaccines, records four deaths, 290 new cases
Yesterday, the province administered 2,449 COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total amount administered to 22,618.In the northern zones, there were 65 doses administered in the North Central, 104 in the ...
Jan 18, 2021