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Canadian human rights groups among coalition calling for Beijing Olympic boycott
TORONTO - Cheuk Kwan wants the world to remember what happened after numerous countries considered boycotting the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, but eventually agreed to participate. "The world should take ...
Feb 3, 2021

No new COVID-19 cases recorded in City of Grande Prairie
There were no new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the City of Grande Prairie for February 2, while also recording eight new recoveries, lowering the active case total to 136 as off the end of day Tuesda...
Feb 3, 2021

Senate committee accepts assisted-dying bill but amendments still to come
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has accepted without amendment a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying.But the legal and constitutional affairs committee breezed through clause-by-clause st...
Feb 3, 2021

Judge denies CSIS request to collect foreign intelligence
OTTAWA - A court has put the brakes on a Canadian Security Intelligence Service request to collect foreign information, ruling a proposed technique would stray beyond the spy service's legal mandate. ...
Feb 3, 2021

High Prairie RCMP arrest suspect following lengthy standoff on Peavine Metis Settlement
A man is now in custody following an over eight-hour standoff between the High Prairie RCMP and the suspect at a home on the Peavine Metis Settlement.Authorities say they were called to the home at ar...
Feb 3, 2021

'A really crazy adventure:' Arbuckle happy to be with Argonauts after eventful 2020
TORONTO - Three teams, three contract negotiations, a 33,000-kilometre relocation with another move on the way, a layoff caused by a global pandemic and a new baby. A lot has happened to Nick Arbuckle...
Feb 3, 2021

Wisconsin prosecutors seek Rittenhouse arrest, higher bond
MADISON, Wis. - Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday for a new arrest warrant for an Illinois teen charged with shooting three people, killing two of them, during an anti-police protest in Wisconsin af...
Feb 3, 2021

Fear that delayed second COVID-19 vaccine dose could lead to new variants 'realistic'
MONTREAL - Experts say delaying the second dose of some COVID-19 vaccines could lead to the emergence of new variants of the virus - but there's no sign it has happened yet. "It's a theoretical, reali...
Feb 3, 2021

Cyle Larin, Ashley Lawrence named Canada Soccer players of the month
Cyle Larin and Ashley Lawrence have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for January after helping their clubs move up the standings in Turkey and France, respectively. Larin scored seven g...
Feb 3, 2021

Myanmar charges Suu Kyi, giving legal basis to detain her
YANGON, Myanmar - Police levelled their first formal charge against Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, her allies said Wednesday, accusing the ousted leader of possessing illegally imported walkie-talkies an...
Feb 3, 2021