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US official: US troops to help evacuate embassy in Kabul
WASHINGTON (AP) - With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States is sending additional troops into the country to help evacuate some personnel from the embassy in Kabul, a U.S. ...
Aug 12, 2021
Federal government to enact single-game sports betting bill Aug. 27
The federal government says it will enact legislation that will legalize single-game sports betting in Canada on Aug. 27. Justice Minister David Lametti says Bill C-218 will allow Canadians to bet on ...
Aug 12, 2021
'Cheering for the mammoth': Scientists retrace the steps of 17,000 year-old animal
More than 17,000 years ago, a woolly mammoth roamed enough of the Alaskan landscape to circle the Earth twice. That's according to a new paper from an international team of researchers who retraced th...
Aug 12, 2021
Judge reserves decision to exclude evidence in cannabis cupcake court martial in N.B.
OROMOCTO, N.B. - A military judge has reserved her decision on an application to exclude evidence at the court martial of a New Brunswick soldier accused of giving cannabis-laced cupcakes to a group o...
Aug 12, 2021
Canada in 4th wave, top doc says days ahead of expected election call
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the country is now in the midst of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam's assessment follows a troubling surge in new cases over t...
Aug 12, 2021
Quebec man charged with first-degree murder after woman killed at shopping centre
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was stabbed at a shopping centre Wednesday east of Montreal. Marc-Andr Houle, 43, appeared briefly by videoconference to...
Aug 12, 2021
Vancouver Canucks re-sign defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to one-year, two-way deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to a one-year, two-way contract. The team made the announcement in a statement but did not disclose a dollar value. The ...
Aug 12, 2021
Report: Trudeau planning to call election for September
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to send Canadians to the polls September 20. According to a Reuters news agency report, Trudeau will make the announcement Sunday.An election call has been ru...
Aug 12, 2021
Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 in Vancouver health-care facilities
VANCOUVER - Researchers in Vancouver are working to unleash a new weapon they hope will defeat the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The canine scent detection program at Vancouver Coastal Hea...
Aug 12, 2021
Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking
The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps a...
Aug 12, 2021