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US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin
WASHINGTON - The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition fro...
Nov 23, 2020
Federal prisons to prioritize staff to receive virus vaccine
WASHINGTON - The federal prison system will be among the first government agencies to receive the coronavirus vaccine, though initial allotments of the vaccine will be given to staff and not to inmate...
Nov 23, 2020
Biden signals sharp shift from Trump with Cabinet picks
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped Obama-era officials for top national security and economic roles, signalling a stark shift from the Trump administration's "America First" polic...
Nov 23, 2020
Ken Jennings will be first interim 'Jeopardy!' host
NEW YORK - "Jeopardy!" record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show resumes production next Monday. Producers announced Monday that Jen...
Nov 23, 2020
Carl Bernstein says 21 GOP senators contemptuous of Trump
NEW YORK - Former Watergate sleuth Carl Bernstein took to Twitter to list the names of 21 Republican senators who he says have "repeatedly expressed contempt" for Donald Trump and his fitness to be pr...
Nov 23, 2020
Commercial rent subsidy now available to businesses
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's a relief program many businesses have been asking for - a commercial rent subsidy that allows business owners direct access to funds instead of requiring landlords to apply.On ...
Nov 23, 2020
Province opens second payment of Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant
The provincial government is offering more support to small- and medium-sized businesses, allowing them to apply for a second payment from the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant. This second p...
Nov 23, 2020
B.C. Indigenous man files human rights complaints over detainment at Bank of Montreal
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous man from British Columbia has filed complaints with the BC Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Rights Commission after he and his granddaughter were handcuffed when ...
Nov 23, 2020
Medicine Hat Musical Theatre postpones 'It's a Wonderful Life'
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It was wonderful news two months ago when Medicine Hat Musical Theatre announced it would present a nine-show run of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play beginning this month.Th...
Nov 23, 2020
Toronto FC, Black Players for Change team up to help kids access sports
TORONTO - For Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley, diversity is part of what makes the city so special. So the veteran midfielder was happy to hear Monday that his club is teaming up with the MLS...
Nov 23, 2020