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Canadian forward Cyle Larin scores four in memorable outing for Turkey's Besiktas
Canadian forward Cyle Larin was near unstoppable Wednesday, scoring four goals for Turkey's Besiktas in a 6-0 victory over visiting Caykur Rizespor in Istanbul. The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., up...
Jan 06, 2021

Some morgues, ICUs running out of space amid explosive growth in COVID-19 cases
TORONTO - With some morgues running out of space and hospitals facing an explosion in critically ill COVID-19 patients, the federal government was set on Wednesday to announce further measures related...
Jan 06, 2021

RCMP urging rural Albertans to use online crime reporting
Rural Albertans are being encouraged to use the online crime reporting platform RCMP launched in the spring of 2020.From May 31 to Nov. 30, more than 780 reports were submitted through online crime re...
Jan 06, 2021

Strasser wins World Cup slalom, ends German 3-year drought
ZAGREB, Croatia - Right after becoming the first German skier in more than three years to win a men's World Cup slalom, Linus Strasser looked up in the air and fought back tears. He knew the winning f...
Jan 06, 2021

Small businesses feeling the pinch of credit card fees as e-commerce ramps up
OTTAWA - Industry groups say small businesses are being hammered by high credit card fees on online purchases as the shift toward e-commerce continues. Visa and MasterCard reduced the fees they collec...
Jan 06, 2021

Biden to name judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two ...
Jan 06, 2021

2 detectives involved in Breonna Taylor raid are fired
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville has hired Atlanta's former chief to lead its police department after months of unrest over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, and fired two more officers involved in th...
Jan 06, 2021

On-demand transit service expanding to include hospital area
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Transit's on-demand bus service is expanding again.The area around the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, route 21, is the latest area to be included in the service.Starti...
Jan 06, 2021

The latest on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Jan. 6, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):11:20 a.m. Residents of Iqaluit's elders centre received the territory's first doses of the Moderna vaccine today.Josephee Adams,...
Jan 06, 2021

Southern Ontario First Nation chief hails funding to end 12-year water advisories
OTTAWA - The chief of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation says new funding from the federal government will allow his nation to lift five long-term drinking water advisories. Chief R. Donald...
Jan 06, 2021