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'No lawyer is good for me:' Accused in Alberta doctor slaying to represent himself
RED DEER, Alta. - A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta has pleaded not guilty and insisting on representing himself at trial. Deng Mabiour, 54, is charged wi...
Dec 09, 2020
AP's top albums of 2020: Toni Braxton, Teyana Taylor, JoJo
NEW YORK - The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the albums can be found here ): 1. Toni Braxton, "Spell My Name": I can breathe again, thanks in ...
Dec 09, 2020
U.S. election, coronavirus among the top trending Google searches in Canada this year
Google Canada says the U.S. election was the top trending search by Canadians on its platform this year. The company's list of the top trending searches, released Wednesday, says "US election" was the...
Dec 09, 2020
Program to give residency to 'guardian angel' asylum-seekers to open next week
OTTAWA - Some asylum-seekers who toiled on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis earlier this year will be able to apply for permanent residency in Canada beginning on Dec. 14. The federal government...
Dec 09, 2020
'It's historic:' first Vancouver Island dedicated air ambulances land in Nanaimo & Parksville
NANAIMO - A helicopter and plane are now responding to emergency calls and less serious trips to major hospitals from all over Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast region.BC Emergency...
Dec 09, 2020
Oliva Jade Giannulli learning from family college 'mess-up'
LOS ANGELES - Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of "Red Table Talk" for her first public comments about the college admissions scandal involving...
Dec 09, 2020
UK investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 shot
LONDON - U.K. regulators said Wednesday that people who have a "significant history'' of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactio...
Dec 09, 2020
Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that U.S. sanctions are making it difficult for Iran to purchase medicine and health supplies from abroad, including COVID-19 vaccines nee...
Dec 09, 2020
Explosion damages Polish store near Amsterdam, 3rd in 2 days
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - An explosion damaged a Polish supermarket in a Dutch town near Amsterdam early Wednesday morning, the third such blast in two days. Police said the explosion happened at a sto...
Dec 09, 2020
Interest rate announcement and Lou Marsh winners: In The News for Dec. 9
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 9 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Th...
Dec 09, 2020