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Biden faces challenge in guiding America past Trump era
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden appeared on television last week as a bipartisan group of lawmakers huddled in an undisclosed location to protect them from a violent mob that was ransacking the...
Jan 11, 2021
Pompeo to designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as terrorist group
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he will designate Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a "foreign terrorist organization" as time runs down on the Trump administration. ...
Jan 11, 2021
Indonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority on Monday green-lighted emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd., with vaccinations of high-risk grou...
Jan 11, 2021
CRTC to launch hearing on CBC's application to renew broadcasting licences
OTTAWA - Canada's telecommunications regulator will launch a multi-day review today of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s broadcasting licences. The CRTC says electronic hearings will begin at 10 a.m. ...
Jan 11, 2021
Change needed for access, outreach: B.C. police complaints commissioner
VANCOUVER - Accessibility to British Columbia's municipal police complaints process can and should be improved, its commissioner says, as the office faces criticism from both legal advocates and the h...
Jan 11, 2021
Manslaughter trial begins for Ontario trucker charged in death of Edmonton woman
EDMONTON - A jury trial is to begin today for an Ontario truck driver charged in the death of a woman at an Edmonton motel a decade ago. Bradley David Barton, who is 52, is charged with manslaughter. ...
Jan 11, 2021
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
BEIJING - China said Monday that a group of experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive this week for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. A one-sentence ann...
Jan 10, 2021
Warriors hold off Raptors 106-105 on off night by Curry
SAN FRANCISCO - Damion Lee converted the tying and go-ahead free throws with 3.3 seconds left and the Golden State Warriors withstood a rough fourth quarter to hold off the Toronto Raptors 106-105 on ...
Jan 10, 2021
Same old Browns? Hardly. Cleveland drills Steelers 48-37
PITTSBURGH - So much for the weight of history. Or practicing. Or having your head coach on the sideline. Or your emotional leader on the field. The Cleveland Browns overcame all of it, dismantling th...
Jan 10, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps Esports star "Exraa" wins North American Qualifier championship
Vancouver Whitecaps Esports talent Alex "Exraa" Gonzalez captured the Xbox championship Sunday in the FIFA 21 Global Series North American Qualifier 1 event. Exraa defeated New York City FC's Squirrel...
Jan 10, 2021