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Asia Today: China's cases spike ahead of WHO research visit
BEIJING - China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World Health Organization team was due to arrive to probe the origins of the pandemic. China on Thursday also re...
Jan 13, 2021

Tesla balks at touch screen recall, US agency takes action
DETROIT - Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the company to take action. The National Hig...
Jan 13, 2021

Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
LANSING, Mich. - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with wilful neglect of duty stemming from an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and...
Jan 13, 2021

Nominations open for next General Election in City and County of Grande Prairie
Nominations for the next General Election in the City and County of Grande Prairie are now open.Nominations for City and County of Grande Prairie Council, and area School Board Trustee positions, are ...
Jan 13, 2021

B.C. health minister says review underway after doctors jump vaccine queue
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says it's "very disappointing" that some doctors in the Vancouver region jumped the queue to get a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Adrian Dix said Wed...
Jan 13, 2021

Canadian Senators Group leader Scott Tannas travels to Hawaii
OTTAWA - Alberta Sen. Scott Tannas says he has travelled to Hawaii during the holidays. In an emailed statement to The Canadian Press, the leader of the Canadian Senators Group said he will shortly re...
Jan 13, 2021

Curling Canada adds three wild-card teams to field for the Scotties and the Brier
Teams on the bubble for the so-called Calgary curling bubble could breathe a little easier Wednesday after Curling Canada expanded the field for its upcoming national championships. A maximum of 18 te...
Jan 13, 2021

Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets renew hostilities to start their seasons
CALGARY - Recent history built heat into Thursday's first game of the NHL season for the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets. The last NHL game the Jets played was a 4-0 loss Aug. 6 to the Flames, which ...
Jan 13, 2021

Former PQ leader Andre Boisclair arrested on new sexual assault charge
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair was arrested today for the second time and is facing a new charge of sexual assault. A spokeswoman for the provincial prosecution service, Audr...
Jan 13, 2021

MLS Players Association says delaying season "best solution" for Canadian teams
The executive director of the MLS Players Association says delaying the start of the 2021 season would be the "best solution" for Canadian teams given the pandemic-related border issues.Toronto, Montr...
Jan 13, 2021