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California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's governor on Thursday rejected releasing Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan from prison more than a half-century after the 1968 slaying left a deep wound du...
Jan 13, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the COVID-19 curfew he imposed across the province in December will be lifted on Monday. He told reporters today the...
Jan 13, 2022
UKs embattled Prince Andrew loses honorary military titles
LONDON (AP) - Prince Andrew has been stripped of his honorary military roles as the growing furor over allegations that he sexually abused a teenage girl trafficked by the late financier Jeffrey Epste...
Jan 13, 2022
Paramedics in B.C. responded to nearly 100 overdoses a day in 2021
VANCOUVER - Paramedics and medical dispatchers in B.C. responded to a record-setting 35,525 overdose calls last year. BC Emergency Health Services says paramedics attended an average of 97 overdose ca...
Jan 13, 2022
Winnipeg Jets centre Paul Stastny added to NHL's COVID-19 protocol
Winnipeg Jets centre Paul Stastny has been placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The 36-year-old joins eight teammates and one coach in isolation ahead of Thursday's game in Detroit against the Red W...
Jan 13, 2022
Health Canada seven to 10 days from decision on Pfizer antiviral drug
OTTAWA - Health Canada's chief medical adviser says a decision on Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19 is expected in seven to 10 days. But Supriya Sharma says the department reached out to Pfize...
Jan 13, 2022
Quebec curfew taking toll on women facing violence, people with mental health issues
MONTREAL - The Quebec government said it introduced a curfew as a common sense way to reduce COVID-19 transmission and ease pressure on hospitals, but women facing violence, young people and low-incom...
Jan 13, 2022
Ethics committee summons Duclos, Tam on mobile-phone data collection during pandemic
OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee is calling on the health minister to explain the Public Health Agency of Canada's collection of data from millions of mobile phones to understand travel ...
Jan 13, 2022
Canadian rider Michael Woods looks to take his cycling to the next level in 2022
Canadian rider Michael Woods enjoyed a banner year in 2021, posting a number of top-five finishes including at the Tokyo Olympics and becoming only the second Canadian to wear the polka-dot jersey as ...
Jan 13, 2022
Ottawa native Jesse Luketa tops CFL scouting bureau's top-20 prospects list
TORONTO - Ottawa's Jesse Luketa, a linebacker at Penn State, topped the CFL Scouting Bureau's winter list of the top-20 prospects for the 2022 draft Wednesday. The six-foot-three, 247-pound Luketa was...
Jan 13, 2022