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Man charged with storming Capitol made rap videos about riot
A South Dakota man charged this week with storming the U.S. Capitol last year performed rap songs about the riot in videos posted on his YouTube channel, federal authorities say. A relative told the F...
Jan 13, 2022
BREAKING: Prince Andrew stripped of military titles and patronages
LONDON, U.K. - A major shakeup at Buckingham Palace.The Royal Family put out a brief statement Thursday, saying that "The Duke of York's military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned t...
Jan 13, 2022
Curlers Homan and Morris to represent Canada in mixed doubles at Beijing Games
Curlers John Morris and Rachel Homan have been picked to represent Canada in mixed doubles at the Beijing Olympics. Curling Canada consulted with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Own the Podium befo...
Jan 13, 2022
Canada joins with Mexico to dispute how U.S. interprets USMCA auto rules of origin
WASHINGTON - Canada is joining forces with Mexico to challenge how the United States is interpreting the new rules that govern duty-free cars and trucks. Mexico last week asked for a dispute resolutio...
Jan 13, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime faces 90th-ranked Finn to kick off Australian Open campaign
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top-ranked Canadian at the Australian Open, will face Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori in the first round of the first tennis major of the year. The 21-year-...
Jan 13, 2022
FuboTV acquires Canadian rights to English Premier League
TORONTO - FuboTV, a streaming service that offers sports and entertainment programming, has secured Canadian rights to the English Premier League for the next three seasons starting this summer. The d...
Jan 13, 2022
Indoor disc golf putting league starting in Grande Prairie
The Grande Prairie Disc Golf Club has started an indoor putting league at the new rec. centre in the Smith subdivision.The club's Mike Heckbert says the club wanted to get together in the winter as th...
Jan 13, 2022
Russia warns of Cuba, Venezuela deployment if tensions mount
MOSCOW (AP) - A senior Russian diplomat warned on Thursday that a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela can't be excluded if tensions with the United States mount. Deputy Foreign Minister ...
Jan 13, 2022
Expert panel says Canada needs to 'up its game" on climate data to better adapt
OTTAWA - A new report suggests Canada is not doing enough to adapt to and prevent the effects of climate change and is lacking the critical data it needs to do so. "I mean, 2021 has really now been a ...
Jan 13, 2022
German court: Syrian man guilty of crimes against humanity
KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) - A German court has convicted a former Syrian secret police officer of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. The ve...
Jan 13, 2022