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US COVID-19 deaths hit another one-day high at over 4,300
Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. hit another one-day high at over 4,300 with the country's attention focused largely on the fallout from the deadly uprising at the Capitol. The nation's overall death to...
Jan 13, 2021
Consumer prices up 0.4% in December led by higher gas prices
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% in December, led by a sharp rise in gasoline prices. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the December increase followed a 0.2% rise in November and no ...
Jan 13, 2021
Parksville Salvation Army exceeds Christmas Kettle campaign goal
PARKSVILLE - Supporters turned out in droves for the Salvation Army in the Oceanside region. Bonnie Brown with the Parksville Salvation Army said their annual Christmas campaign raised $62,000 more th...
Jan 13, 2021
Biden picks Samantha Power, former UN envoy, for US aid post
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has selected Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the U.S. Agency for International Development. That's...
Jan 13, 2021
Badgers coach says Canadian midfielder Victoria Pickett has the talent to go pro
Canadian Victoria Pickett, a star midfielder at the University of Wisconsin, looks to take the next step in her soccer career Wednesday evening at the NWSL draft. Badgers coach Paula Wilkins, for one,...
Jan 13, 2021
Estonia's PM resigns over corruption scandal in his party
HELSINKI - Estonia's prime minister has resigned over a corruption scandal in his Center Party that led to key party officials resigning overnight, and talks began Wednesday among political parties ab...
Jan 13, 2021
Ontario's stay-at-home order and Canadians' mental health: In The News for Jan. 13
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 Jan. 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 13, 2021
Japan widens virus emergency for 7 more areas as cases surge
TOKYO - Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency for seven more prefectures Wednesday, affecting more than half the population amid a surge in infections across the country. Prime Minister Yosh...
Jan 13, 2021
Review finds successes, failures in Liberals' feminist aid approach in Afghanistan
OTTAWA - An internal review of the nearly $1 billion in foreign aid that Canada quietly spent in Afghanistan after the Canadian military pulled out has found some successes but also many failures - es...
Jan 13, 2021
Final arguments over criminal responsibility scheduled in high school stabbing case
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Final arguments are scheduled to begin today over the criminal responsibility of a man who fatally stabbed a student and wounded another at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C. Ga...
Jan 13, 2021