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CBS White House reporter Weijia Jiang is writing a memoir
NEW YORK - CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang is working on a memoir about her experiences as a Chinese American. One Signal Publishers, a Simon & Schuster imprint, announced Thursday...
Dec 10, 2020
Former Whitecaps, Canadian women's soccer coach charged with sexual offences
VANCOUVER - A former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada Soccer's women's teams has been charged with sexual offences involving four people. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Bob Birarda is f...
Dec 10, 2020
Walk-in, after hours clinics moving to appointment-only service starting Sunday
The Grande Prairie Primary Care Network will be moving all its walk-in clinics to an appointment-only service, under new provincial public health mandates.Starting Sunday, December 13, regulated healt...
Dec 10, 2020
Provinces awash in second wave, sharpen focus of vaccine rollout plans
TORONTO - Canada's initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine came into clearer focus Thursday as Ontario announced it would go ahead with its first immunizations on Tuesday, while high case counts conti...
Dec 10, 2020
Israel, Morocco to restore ties; US shifts on Western Sahara
WASHINGTON - Israel and Morocco have agreed to restore diplomatic relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, announced the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months on Thurs...
Dec 10, 2020
Brits fear 'damage' if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal
OTTAWA - The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify their new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline. British trade officials sa...
Dec 10, 2020
The Who concert memorial fundraiser plays on, virtually
CINCINNATI - For years, alumni of a Cincinnati-area high school have gathered to raise scholarship money in memory of three classmates killed in a crush of people at a 1979 concert by The Who. And the...
Dec 10, 2020
Q&A: Christopher Nolan on ‘Tenet’ home release
Christopher Nolan movies almost demand another look and " Tenet " is no exception. On Tuesday, audiences will finally be able to watch, re-watch and dissect the palindromic spy thriller starring John ...
Dec 10, 2020
Canadian junior men's hockey team releases seven players
RED DEER, Alta. - Host Canada released seven players Thursday and named its three goaltenders for the upcoming world junior men's hockey championship. The departure of goalie Brett Brochu and Tristan ...
Dec 10, 2020
Canadian Lance Stroll "very satisfied" with strides made in F1 season
Canada's Lance Stroll started the Formula One season hoping to end a run of three largely frustrating seasons on the circuit. He enters this week's 2020 finale feeling "very satisfied" with his year a...
Dec 10, 2020