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Homicide investigators scour Langley, B.C., neighbourhood after suspected attack
LANGLEY, B.C. - Members of a Metro Vancouver homicide team are focused on a pockmarked car and casing-littered street as they investigate a suspected deadly attack in Langley, B.C.An online post from ...
Jan 27, 2021
Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli signs extension with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed quarterback Jeremiah Masoli. The 32-year-old Masoli started the first six games for the Ticats in 2019 before suffering a season-ending knee injury. B...
Jan 27, 2021
Stocks fall sharply on Wall Street, led lower by tech stocks
Stocks were broadly lower in early trading on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors focus on the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and the outlook for the economy as the coronavirus pandemic rages on....
Jan 27, 2021
AP Interview: All 33 sports 'unanimously' want Tokyo Games
ROME - The IOC is adamant the Tokyo Olympics will be held this year despite the pandemic. So, too, are Japanese organizers. Now hear it from the man who represents the track and field, swimming and gy...
Jan 27, 2021
AP Interview: All 33 sports 'unanimously' want Tokyo Games
ROME - The IOC is adamant the Tokyo Olympics will be held this year despite the pandemic. So, too, are Japanese organizers. Now hear it from the man who represents the track and field, swimming and gy...
Jan 27, 2021
Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU hold vaccine delivery talks
BRUSSELS - The European Union's dispute with AstraZeneca over vaccine supplies intensified Wednesday as the drugmaker defended itself against claims that it had reneged on contractual commitments and ...
Jan 27, 2021
US durable goods orders show modest 0.2% December gain
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a modest 0.2% in December, held back by a big drop in the volatile aircraft sector. A key category that tracks business inv...
Jan 27, 2021
Man to plead guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
DETROIT - One of six men charged in an alleged plot to snatch Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty to a kidnapping conspiracy, according to a court document filed Wednesday. The f...
Jan 27, 2021
Lawrence Wright's 'The Plague Year' to release in June
NEW YORK - One of the first book-length inside accounts of the coronavirus pandemic will be coming out in June. Lawrence Wright's "The Plague Year," which builds on a New Yorker story that ran earlier...
Jan 27, 2021
Canadian military dealing with surge in new COVID-19 infections since December
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a dramatic increase in the number of troops who have been infected with COVID-19 over the past month. New Department of National Defence figures prov...
Jan 27, 2021