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Navalny's doctors prevented from seeing him at prison clinic
MOSCOW - Several doctors were prevented Tuesday from seeing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prison hospital amid his three-week hunger strike, and authorities stepped up actions against ...
Apr 20, 2021
Ohio Republicans aim to rename state park after Donald Trump
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A GOP-backed bill introduced Monday would change the name of an Ohio state park to honour former President Donald Trump. The bill primarily sponsored by freshman state Rep. Mike Loych...
Apr 20, 2021
Church leaders seek Home Depot boycott on Georgia voting law
ATLANTA - A group of religious leaders is calling for a boycott of Georgia-based Home Depot, saying the home improvement giant hasn't done enough to oppose the state's new voting laws. African Methodi...
Apr 20, 2021
Other COVID-19 cases in Nunavut linked to ongoing outbreak in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says there's a greater risk of COVID-19 transmission in Iqaluit and other Baffin communities after cases popped up in Kinngait. Dr. Michael Pat...
Apr 20, 2021
Feds pressed to define 'free, prior and informed consent' in UNDRIP bill
OTTAWA - Federal officials are facing calls for greater clarity on how a bill to harmonize Canada's laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples could affect future dev...
Apr 20, 2021
Outbreak declared over at LongLake Chateau in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The most recent outbreak at a Nanaimo care home is now over. Island Health announced on Tuesday, April 20 the outbreak at the Longlake Chateau independent living facility is over. "There are...
Apr 20, 2021
'The time of my life': Canadian on Perseverance mission to Mars enjoying every minute
Spare a thought for the plight of Farah Alibay, a Canadian on the team that recently landed a probe on Mars and, last weekend, directed the first flight on a planet other than Earth. "In the past two ...
Apr 20, 2021
Loaded revolver, knives and drugs found in pulled over car along Nanaimo Pwy.
NANAIMO - A man asleep at the wheel of a pulled over car in Lantzville was allegedly found in possession of a loaded hand gun.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien says 35-year-old Richard Garnet Jackson was spotted...
Apr 20, 2021
AP source: Chelsea preparing to ask out of Super League
LONDON - A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Chelsea is preparing to tell the Super League it wants out of the plan to form a breakaway competition. The person spok...
Apr 20, 2021
EXPLAINER: Conviction on lesser murder count might not stick
MINNEAPOLIS - Prosecutors fought hard to add a third-degree murder charge against former police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, but a conviction on that charge alone could set up a...
Apr 20, 2021