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COVID-19: Quebec reopens stores on Sundays, Ontario logs fewer hospitalizations
MONTREAL - Canada's two most populous provinces are reporting declines in COVID-19-related hospitalizations today as one of them prepares to lift a ban on Sunday shopping meant to curb the virus's spr...
Jan 23, 2022
Korda holds slight lead going into final day of LPGA opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Nelly Korda is just ahead of a stacked field going into final round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions - the LPGA's 2022 kickoff event. Four women who have won ...
Jan 23, 2022
Focus in U.S.-Canada border tragedy to shift Monday as accused appears in court
FARGO, N.D. - Under cover of darkness, strafed by bitter winds and obscured by a swirling blizzard, four people plodded through deep snow and deadly cold, aiming to cross an invisible threshold that h...
Jan 23, 2022
Penguins rally to edge road-weary Jets 3-2 in a shootout
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter scored nine seconds apart in the third period to erase a two-goal deficit and Sidney Crosby scored the only goal of the shootout as the Pittsburgh Pen...
Jan 23, 2022
Chelsea shakes off blues with customary win over Tottenham
LONDON (AP) - Once Hakim Ziyech's curling, dipping strike landed in the Tottenham goal, Chelsea never looked back. Sure, it took until two minutes into the second half to break the deadlock and the Mo...
Jan 23, 2022
Vancouver Canucks add goalie Spencer Martin, two assistant coaches to COVID protocol
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks are down two more goalies due to COVID-19. Head coach Bruce Boudreau says Spencer Martin has been placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol and Arturs Silovs of the Ameri...
Jan 23, 2022
Cruise ship changes course after US judge orders seizure
MIAMI (AP) - A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami sailed to the Bahamas instead after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel. Cruise tracke...
Jan 23, 2022
Workers at Teck's Highland Valley Copper mine ratify new contract
VANCOUVER - Unionized workers at Teck Resources Ltd.'s Highland Valley Copper operations in British Columbia have ratified a new five-year collective agreement. United Steelworkers Local 7619 says the...
Jan 23, 2022
Mutinous soldiers take over Burkina Faso military barracks
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Mutinous soldiers seized control of a military base in Burkina Faso's capital Sunday, raising fears of a coup attempt in the West African nation as gunfire rang out fo...
Jan 23, 2022
Canada flags unexplained illnesses for overseas staff to meet 'duty of care'
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign ministry has advised staff serving around the world to watch for mysterious illness symptoms following unexplained health incidents among diplomats in Cuba and U.S. personnel...
Jan 23, 2022