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Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson was born in Alabama in 1949 to a nurse's aid and a World War II veteran. From an early age, Johnson showed interest in how things worked. He was notorious for taking things apart to fig...
Feb 22, 2022
Hong Kong orders mandatory COVID-19 tests for all residents
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong will test its entire population for COVID-19 in March, the city's leader said Tuesday, as the city grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant. Hong Kong ...
Feb 22, 2022
Emergencies Act passes Commons vote and Ukraine on edge: In The News for Feb. 22
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 22, 2022
Public inquiry into 2020 mass shooting in rural Nova Scotia begins today in Halifax
HALIFAX - Almost two years after a gunman disguised as a Mountie went on a shooting rampage that claimed 22 lives in rural Nova Scotia, an independent public inquiry is set to begin public hearings to...
Feb 22, 2022
Bike Medicine Hat wants city to become more bike-friendly
MEDICINE HAT, AB-- There may be snow on the roads right now but that's not stopping a local organization from calling on the city to build a better cycling atmosphere for the future. "It takes a reall...
Feb 21, 2022
St. Louis happy with Caufield-Anderson chemistry, Canadiens crush Maple Leafs 5-2
MONTREAL - In the midst of a horrendous season, the Montreal Canadiens gave their fans one glorious moment Monday night: A 5-2 thumping win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Interim head coach Martin St. ...
Feb 21, 2022
Flames beat Jets to match franchise-best 10-game winning streak
CALGARY - Thanks to Elias Lindholm's last-minute dramatics on Monday, there are two new entries in the Calgary Flames record book. Lindholm's game-winner with 46 seconds remaining extended his goal st...
Feb 21, 2022
Arizona Coyotes trade Carter Hutton to Maple Leafs
PHOENIX - The Toronto Maple Leafs have picked up netminder Carter Hutton from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for future considerations. The Coyotes announced the trade in a brief statement. Hutton, 3...
Feb 21, 2022
Scoring dries up yet again in Tigers' matinee loss to Raiders
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Prince Albert's Reece Vitelli had a pair of goals as the Medicine Hat Tigers' scoring troubles continued for a fourth straight game on Monday.It was another struggle offensively for...
Feb 21, 2022
Arizona Senate waives school spending cap, averts crisis
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Senate on Monday joined the House in voting to waive a constitutional cap on K-12 school spending that threatened to shut down public campuses across the state. Monday's 23-...
Feb 21, 2022