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Dick Thornburgh, ex-governor and US attorney general, dies
Dick Thornburgh, who as Pennsylvania governor won plaudits for his cool handling of the 1979 Three Mile Island crisis and as U.S. attorney general restored credibility to a Justice Department hurt by ...
Dec 31, 2020
Year in review: A look at news events in March 2020
A look at news events in March 2020: 01 - Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden scored a resounding victory in South Carolina's Democratic primary, riding a wave of African-American support to get some...
Dec 31, 2020
Increase in mail thefts in the area
REDCLIFF, AB - With an overload of mail leading up to Christmas packages are still being delivered this week, and still being stolen.Cypress County posted on social media Wednesday that both RCMP and ...
Dec 31, 2020
No charges for police in death of 'boogaloo' movement martyr
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland prosecutors have ruled out criminal charges against any police officers in the shooting death of a man whose family says he was sleeping in his bed next to his girlfriend ...
Dec 31, 2020
Industry, local mayors say they weren't consulted on B.C. fish farm phase out plan
Several Vancouver Island mayors and members of British Columbia's salmon farming industry say a federal government decision to phase out fish farming has left them feeling "disposable and discarded." ...
Dec 31, 2020
Approximately 1,200 new COVID-19 cases in the province
Taking a break from detailed updates until next week, Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided a preliminary COVID-19 update via Twitter on Thursday morning.On Dec. 30, there was an estimated:1,200 cases16,900 labo...
Dec 31, 2020
Glenda Jackson returns to screen with 'Elizabeth Is Missing'
NEW YORK - Only one project lured two-time Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson back to the screen after an absence of 25 years: "Elizabeth Is Missing." The film is a mystery but so much more - a power...
Dec 31, 2020
One Good Thing: Special Olympian spreads message of love
Gary Schottle arrived in time to see the other kids in line hitting and jumping on his young son. Nicknamed "Tank," Derek towered over the pestering kids, yet lacked the confidence to stick up for him...
Dec 31, 2020
Alberta approves NHL games for Edmonton, Calgary; feds waive 14-day quarantine rule
Alberta is the first province to officially say the NHL can play games in its arenas for the upcoming season.In a statement to The Canadian Press on Thursday, the Alberta government said it approved E...
Dec 31, 2020
Jobless claims down 19,000, still 4 times pre-pandemic level
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week fell by 19,000 to 787,000, still a historically high level as a resurgent coronavirus maintains its grip on the U.S. econom...
Dec 31, 2020