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Trump backers flood downtown D.C. as Congress prepares to certify Joe Biden's victory
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legions of Americans loyal to Donald Trump are gathering in the national capital as Congress prepares to slam the door on his presidency. Trump, refusing to acknowledge defeat, is r...
Jan 06, 2021
Some Orthodox Christians ignore COVID warnings on Epiphany
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria on Wednesday ignored warnings issued by health authorities to abstain from mass gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic and...
Jan 06, 2021
Conditions easing, ferry travel resumes after wind, rain batter B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Wind and rain warnings have been lifted from coastal British Columbia following a powerful storm that hammered Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast and cancelled sailings o...
Jan 06, 2021
LeBron, Marquette, Bucks react to ruling in Kenosha shooting
LeBron James called a prosecutor's decision not to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in Wisconsin this summer a "blow to the heart and to the gut." Back in Wisconsin, th...
Jan 06, 2021
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal has fraud case adjourned to February
OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP facing charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his time in office has had his case adjourned until next month. Lawyers for Raj Grewal and the Crown agreed during a...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S beats previously undefeated Canada 2-0, wins world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - Team Canada was the steamrolling, bullyboy juggernaut of the world junior hockey championship until they ran into a pugnacious U.S. team Tuesday that knocked them off 2-0 to win gold.The U....
Jan 06, 2021
Dr. Dre recovering well after being admitted into hospital
LOS ANGELES - Dr. Dre says he will be "back home soon" after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. The rapper and producer said in a socia...
Jan 06, 2021
Neil Young becomes latest artist to sell stake in his songs
NEW YORK - Neil Young has become the latest musician to strike gold with his song catalogue, selling a 50 per cent stake in his music to a British investment company in a deal announced on Wednesday. ...
Jan 06, 2021
WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK
LONDON - A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United ...
Jan 06, 2021
Congress set to confirm Biden's electoral win over Trump
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote...
Jan 06, 2021