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AP source: Sen. Cruz travelled to Mexico for family vacation
DALLAS - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has travelled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a weather crisis that has left much of Texas without power. The high-profile Republican lawm...
Feb 18, 2021
Feds study data suggesting Pfizer vaccine may be almost as good after one dose as two
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer says federal and provincial health experts are looking at evidence that one shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 may be almost as g...
Feb 18, 2021
Texas outages below half-million but water crisis persists
AUSTIN, Texas - Power outages in Texas dropped below a half-million on Thursday morning for the first time in four days, but many people remained without electricity or safe drinking water after winte...
Feb 18, 2021
Fort St. John RCMP seek public assistance locating wanted man
Fort St. John RCMP is asking the public for any information on the whereabouts of Christopher Hurren.The 36-year-old Hurren is wanted on multiple unendorsed warrants in relation to one count of Crimin...
Feb 18, 2021
Business Council advocates for creating sales and carbon taxes to bring down Alberta's debt
A report by an organization that represents more than 90 chief executives says a harmonized sales tax and a carbon tax could help provide Alberta with the revenue it needs to handle its growing debt.T...
Feb 18, 2021
Paris Hilton reveals engagement to entrepreneur Carter Reum
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton received a special gift for her 40th birthday: an engagement. Hilton announced her engagement to entrepreneur Carter Reum in her social media post on Wednesday - the same da...
Feb 18, 2021
Spain: Dozens arrested in fresh riots over rapper's jailing
MADRID - More than 50 people were arrested and dozens injured during a second night of protests that turned violent in several Spanish cities. The protests were sparked by the imprisonment of a rapper...
Feb 18, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays to play first two homestands at spring training facility in Florida
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will begin the 2021 regular season playing home games in Dunedin, Fla., because of border restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement Thursday mor...
Feb 18, 2021
US home construction falls 6% in January but permits up
WASHINGTON - U.S. home construction fell 6% in January but applications for building permits, which typically signal activity ahead, rose sharply. Last month's decline pushed home and apartment constr...
Feb 18, 2021
Italy's 5-Stars divided over Draghi, expel 15 senators
ROME - Italy's 5-Star Movement said Thursday that 15 of its senators will be expelled from the party after they voted "no" in a confidence vote for Premier Mario Draghi's newly formed government. The ...
Feb 18, 2021