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3 more COVID-19 cases linked to Australian Open arrivals
Two players are among the three latest COVID-19 cases that have emerged from testing conducted on passengers who arrived on charter flights bringing people to Melbourne for the Australian Open. Tourna...
Jan 19, 2021
Quebec mother charged in death of seven-year-old girl granted bail
LAVAL, Que. - The mother of a seven-year-old girl who died this month from alleged mistreatment was granted bail on Monday. The 35-year-old woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, was...
Jan 19, 2021
Top Ottawa Senators rookie Tim Stutzle day to day with minor injury
Ottawa Senators rookie forward Tim Stutzle will miss Tuesday night's game against the visiting Winnipeg Jets with a minor injury. The Senators say Stutzle is day to day. The third overall pick in this...
Jan 19, 2021
City of Nanaimo hopes to host 2026 BC Summer Games
NANAIMO - It's hoped Nanaimo can host one of B.C.'s largest sporting events. Councillors will discuss supporting a bid to host the 2026 games during their finance and audit committee meeting on Wednes...
Jan 19, 2021
South Africa's trailblazing Black food writer dies of virus
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's trailblazing Black food writer Dorah Sitole's latest cookbook was widely hailed in December as a moving chronicle of her journey from humble township cook to famous, well...
Jan 19, 2021
Italian PM Conte seeks to stay in power with Senate vote
ROME - Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte is facing a second round of voting Tuesday to determine if he can hold onto power after a junior coalition partner pulled his party's ministers from the governmen...
Jan 19, 2021
Profit at Chinese state industry rises with virus recovery
BEIJING - Profit at state-owned companies that dominate China's banking, oil and most other industries rose by as much as 25% last year as the country recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, the gove...
Jan 19, 2021
European car sales suffer worst plunge ever in pandemic
MILAN - European car sales plunged by nearly a quarter last year as the pandemic provoked the worst crisis ever to hit the capital-intensive industry. New car registrations sank by 23.7%, or 3 million...
Jan 19, 2021
Canadians' views on curfew and 'Schitt's Creek' nominations: In The News for Jan. 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 19, 2021
Germany's Merkel, state leaders ponder tougher virus rules
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding a virtual meeting Tuesday with the governors of Germany's 16 states to discuss the country's pandemic measures amid concerns that new mutations of the coro...
Jan 19, 2021