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Biden moves to reengage with Palestinians after Israel focus
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is moving slowly but surely toward reengaging with the Palestinians after a near total absence of official contact during former President Donald Trump's four yea...
Feb 23, 2021

Rush Limbaugh flag honours won't be statewide
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving ahead with plans to honour recently deceased conservative radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh by lowering flags to half-staff despite protests from ...
Feb 23, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. There are 852,269 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 852,269 confirmed cases (30,677 active, 79...
Feb 23, 2021

B.C. seniors over age 80 to get info next week on when they'll get vaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia is expected to start informing people over age 80 about their vaccinations for COVID-19 starting next week as the province prepares to open mass clinics while doing more in...
Feb 23, 2021

LTC homes avoid new COVID-19 fatalities as new cases tick upwards
NANAIMO - It was a day of wins and losses for B.C. in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 559 new cases on Tuesday, Feb. 23, up from the mid-400's ...
Feb 23, 2021

Ghislaine Maxwell makes third attempt at bail on sex charges
NEW YORK - Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite awaiting trial on charges that she recruited teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, says she'll renounce her U.K. and French citizenship...
Feb 23, 2021

First-place Maple Leafs look to regroup after loss to Flames: 'We're not comfortable'
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe and his Maple Leafs have a decent cushion atop the North Division. That doesn't mean Toronto is feeling comfortable 20 games into the NHL's pandemic-shortened season. "You're a...
Feb 23, 2021

No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations
EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compr...
Feb 23, 2021

Police arrest man after Wyoming boy found dead in dumpster
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The boyfriend of a Wyoming woman whose 2-year-old son was found dead in an apartment complex dumpster has been arrested, police said Tuesday. Wyatt Lamb, 27, was taken into custody af...
Feb 23, 2021

Liberal cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos steps aside to recover from illness
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos is stepping aside due to illness.Duclos says in a statement that he felt persistent chest pain over the past several days.He went to hospital on Sund...
Feb 23, 2021