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Some Jan. 6 defendants try to use journalism as riot defence
The Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January created a trove of self-incriminating evidence, thoroughly documenting their actions and words in videos and social media posts. Now some o...
Apr 18, 2021
'It's more than just a fish:' Scientists worry cod will never come back in N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The latest assessment of Atlantic cod stocks, whose collapse crushed the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador, has scientists worried the species will never recover without drastic ...
Apr 18, 2021
Despite COVID-19 vaccines, Americans in D.C. not feeling celebratory — or charitable
WASHINGTON - This might make Canadians jealous of their American cousins for the first time in a while: the lineup Friday outside a downtown Washington D.C. Apple Store was longer than at one of the c...
Apr 18, 2021
After child dies, US regulator warns about Peloton treadmill
NEW YORK - Safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and others were injured. The U.S. Consumer Product Saf...
Apr 18, 2021
Germany promises help for local staff amid Afghan withdrawal
BERLIN - The German defence minister says she wants to help bring some Afghan employees of her country's military to Germany as it prepares to leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years. NATO allies incl...
Apr 18, 2021
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up his country's inoculation drive, which lags behind many...
Apr 18, 2021
Refugees win rare victory in Serbia landmark pushback ruling
BELGRADE, Serbia - Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees in a forest. Crammed into a police van, the refugees from Afghan...
Apr 18, 2021
Germany remembers nearly 80,000 dead in COVID pandemic
BERLIN - Germany is paying tribute Sunday to the nearly 80,000 people it has lost to the coronavirus, even as the country struggles to get a grip on another rise in infections. President Frank-Walter ...
Apr 18, 2021
US, China agree to co-operate on climate crisis with urgency
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The United States and China, the world's two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to co-operate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts ...
Apr 18, 2021
In Minneapolis, armed patrol group tries to keep the peace
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - As protests intensified in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright, a group of Black men joined the crowd intent on keeping the peace and prev...
Apr 18, 2021