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China finance official executed in bribery case
BEIJING - The former head of a Chinese state-owned asset management company was executed Friday on charges of taking bribes in an unusually severe penalty for a recent corruption case. Lai Xiaomin of ...
Jan 29, 2021
Cicely Tyson paved way for Black actors to follow footsteps
LOS ANGELES - Cicely Tyson was a Black actor who knocked down doors so other women of colour could walk through them. With dignified grace, Tyson strategically selected powerful roles with an intent t...
Jan 29, 2021
Canadian women's speedskating team back on top of podium at World Cup
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canada's women's team pursuit speedskating squad has captured gold at a World Cup for the second week in a row, while the Canadian men's squad earned silver. Ottawa's Ivanie ...
Jan 29, 2021
Johnson & Johnson says COVID-19 vaccine 85 per cent effective against severe illness
OTTAWA - American pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson says its vaccine is very good at preventing people from being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19. The vaccine is the first to use just a sin...
Jan 29, 2021
Statistics Canada says economy grew 0.7% in November
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.7 per cent in November.The gains in November was the seventh straight month of gains after steep drops in March and April.It also came with the backd...
Jan 29, 2021
Police releasing few details after Montreal cop disarmed, injured during traffic stop
Montreal police are releasing little information today after an officer on Thursday was allegedly disarmed and injured following a traffic stop. Police had initially said on Thursday that one of their...
Jan 29, 2021
At Amanda Gorman’s church, ‘everybody is a freedom fighter’
LOS ANGELES (RNS) - At St. Brigid Catholic Church, the Rev. Kenneth Keke preaches that the gospel of Jesus Christ is not only about eternity, but about "having a human face, loving one another." Keke'...
Jan 29, 2021
US contract signings to buy homes hits record for December
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined slightly for the fourth straight month, but it was still a record high for December. The National Association of...
Jan 29, 2021
US consumer spending fell 0.2% in December in face of virus
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight month in a worrisome sign for an economy struggling under the weight of a still out-of-control...
Jan 29, 2021
Possible long stay coming inside the Calgary bubble for a local curler and his family
A family of curlers from Beaverlodge is looking at possibly spending more than two months in the Calgary bubble.Geoff Walker will be playing with Brad Gushue's rink at the Brier as it will be there as...
Jan 29, 2021