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NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - The National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate the nation's most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas ...
Jan 15, 2021
Province claims residents seeing light at end of the COVID-19 tunnel
NANAIMO - The province says B.C. residents are "finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel" despite the number of new daily COVID-19 cases remaining high. The claim made in Dr. Bonnie Henry's s...
Jan 15, 2021
Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation: Podcasts
Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the leadup to the presidential election, and expanded their efforts in the wake of the Jan. 6 ...
Jan 15, 2021
Trump gives award to Morocco's king in private ceremony
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has awarded a top U.S. honour to King Mohammed VI of Morocco, citing his decision to begin normalization of relations with Israel. The Legion of Merit is a rarely a...
Jan 15, 2021
B.C. hospice refusing to provide medically assisted dying must vacate premises
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious objections will have to vacate a facility in Delta, B.C., by the end of March.Health Minister Adrian ...
Jan 15, 2021
B.C. hospice refusing to provide medically assisted dying must vacate premises
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious objections will have to vacate a facility in Delta, B.C., by the end of March.Health Minister Adrian ...
Jan 15, 2021
University of British Columbia director resigns after holiday trip amid pandemic
VANCOUVER - The director of the University of British Columbia's school of population and public health has resigned after apologizing for taking a holiday trip during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peter Ber...
Jan 15, 2021
Being unable to attend Bills playoff games due to pandemic pains Canadian fans
Once again, Jason Tangorra, Bill Kretz and Leslie Churchill will be glued to their respective television sets watching the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night. And once again, their hearts will be in Orch...
Jan 15, 2021
Pence speaks at memorial service for Yeager in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was remembered at a memorial service Friday as a hero, legend and friend who would go out of his way to help others. Vice-President Mike P...
Jan 15, 2021
Mexico says US 'fabricated' charges, released case files
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Friday that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had "fabricated" drug trafficking accusations against his country's former defence m...
Jan 15, 2021