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Biden in call with China's Xi raises human rights, trade
Joe Biden on Wednesday held his first call as president with Xi Jinping, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing's crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong and other human rights conc...
Feb 10, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. There are 813,982 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 813,982 confirmed cases (38,242 active, ...
Feb 10, 2021
B.C. premier 'alarmed' by systemic racism allegations, promises anti-racism law
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the government is working on anti-racism legislation that may be introduced this year. John Horgan also said Wednesday he was "alarmed" to hear allegations o...
Feb 10, 2021
Senators approve amendment allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying
OTTAWA - Senators voted Wednesday to expand Canada's assisted dying regime to allow individuals who fear losing mental capacity to make advance requests for medical help to end their lives. The amendm...
Feb 10, 2021
Trial highlights: Harrowing footage, focus on Trump's words
WASHINGTON - House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday with searing footage of the U.S. Capitol riot as they painted Trump as a...
Feb 10, 2021
Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years
WASHINGTON - A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument - and it still works, producing a deep, plaintive bleat, like a foghorn fr...
Feb 10, 2021
Nearly 30 new COVID cases reported in Island Health
NANAIMO - A rise in new COVID-19 cases across both the province and Island Health.The province announced 469 new COVID cases on Wednesday, Feb. 10, coinciding with a rise in new cases reported on Vanc...
Feb 10, 2021
Horgan says cross-border tent gatherings at Peace Arch Park a federal issue
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says concerns about spreading COVID-19 as people from British Columbia and Washington state meet in a cross-border park should be directed to the federal government. The...
Feb 10, 2021
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78
LOS ANGELES - Larry Flynt, who turned Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, has died at age 78. His nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr., told The Associated...
Feb 10, 2021
One dead, dozens hurt in multi-vehicle crash on snowy highway near Hope, B.C.
HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver says he'll be haunted by the sounds of twisting metal and breaking glass after a "catastrophic" crash in British Columbia that killed one person and injured dozens more. Th...
Feb 10, 2021