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Canadian international goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler joins Huddersfield town
HUDDERSFIELD, United Kingdom - Canadian goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler has joined Huddersfield Town on a contract that runs through the end of the season.The 31-year-old previously played in England for ...
Feb 01, 2021

Possible brush with COVID-19 variant prompts tests at Maple Ridge, B.C., high school
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Health officials in British Columbia say specific students and staff at a Maple Ridge high school will receive COVID-19 tests after a person at the school had close contact with so...
Feb 01, 2021

US factories grew in January, but at a slower pace
SILVER SPRING, Md. - American factories continued to expand in January, but at slower pace than December. The Institute for Supply Management reported Monday that its gauge of manufacturing activity f...
Feb 01, 2021

US construction spending up 1% in December led by housing
WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending rose a moderate 1% in December as strength in home building offset continued weakness in nonresidential construction. The increase followed a 1.1% gain in Novem...
Feb 01, 2021

FBI joins Saanich police, RCMP investigating 2008 unsolved murder of Lindsey Buziak
SAANICH, B.C. - Investigators from the United States have joined a new team taking a fresh look at the unsolved homicide of Victoria real estate agent Lindsey Buziak and police say there's movement in...
Feb 01, 2021

NDP raises $2.5 million in latest quarter, slaying 2019 campaign debt
OTTAWA - The federal NDP says it raised $2.5 million in the final three months of 2020, allowing it to pay off the last of its campaign debt.The figure comes as all federal parties gear up for a poten...
Feb 01, 2021

German beer sales suffer as virus restrictions bite
BERLIN - Beer sales in Germany were down 5.5% last year, dragged lower by lengthy closures of bars and restaurants in the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Monday. German-based breweries and ...
Feb 01, 2021

Questions remain over Canada's vaccination drive amid delays and fresh applications
Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as the country enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic. The federal government, which ...
Feb 01, 2021

Carl Hiaasen retiring from Miami Herald after 35 years
MIAMI - Writer Carl Hiaasen is retiring from the Miami Herald after composing newspaper columns for the past 35 years, the newspaper says. The Herald published a story this week saying that Hiaasen wo...
Feb 01, 2021

Wrangle over valuable art uncovered in Cypriot ghost town
NICOSIA, Cyprus - The abstract figures of naked women gyrating to the rhythms of a five-piece band had shocked many people almost 60 years ago as they eyed the artwork for the first time on the walls ...
Feb 01, 2021