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In Peru, sterilization case against Fujimori goes to court
LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is on trial for his role in a 1990s government program in which many Indigenous women in poor communities say they were forcibly sterilized, and...
Mar 01, 2021
CNN's Chris Cuomo says he 'obviously' can't cover brother
NEW YORK - CNN host Chris Cuomo told viewers Monday that he "obviously" couldn't cover the stories surrounding his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has been accused of sexual harassment ...
Mar 01, 2021
FBI chief to face questions on extremism, Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, with lawmakers likely to press him on whether the bureau adequately c...
Mar 01, 2021
Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response
NEW YORK - Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration's response to the exploding pande...
Mar 01, 2021
Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill
WASHINGTON - Democrats' hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill seemed all but dead Monday as the Senate prepared to debate its own version of the House-...
Mar 01, 2021
Cambodian court sentences opposition leaders in absentia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A Cambodian court has convicted and sentenced the exiled leader and eight senior members of the country's banned opposition party to more than 20 years in prison, effectively ba...
Mar 01, 2021
Harassment, bullying claims dog Cuomo, once a pandemic star
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose televised coronavirus briefings won plaudits last spring, is now fighting for his political life amid accusations of sexual harassment, bullying and undercounting vir...
Mar 01, 2021
Ladysmith Secondary suffers further COVID-19 exposure
LADYSMITH - The number of COVID-19 exposure events at Ladysmith Secondary continues to grow. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District on Monday, March 1 confirmed another exposure event on Feb. 23 to 25....
Mar 01, 2021
Three first-period goals pace Vancouver Canucks to 4-0 victory over Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - The Vancouver Canucks scored three first-period goals and Thatcher Demko made 27 saves in a 4-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night at Bell MTS Place.Nate Schmidt, J.T. Miller an...
Mar 01, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, March 1, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday March 1, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 66,691 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,949,643 ...
Mar 01, 2021