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EU, Britain clash again in latest post-Brexit spat
BRUSSELS - The European Union said Wednesday that Britain's "unilateral action" on trade rules will breach international law and is threatening legal action as post-Brexit tensions continue to escalat...
Mar 03, 2021

Canada's David scores 2 as Lille wins to stay two points clear of PSG
PARIS - Canadian forward Jonathan David scored two late goals as Lille beat Marseille 2-0 to stay top of the French league on Wednesday. David, from Ottawa, scored in the 90th minute and again tw...
Mar 03, 2021

Successful Cars for Christmas campaign celebrated with record donation payout
The Swan City Rotary Club celebrated a successful 2020 Cars for Christmas lottery campaign on Wednesday, by presenting cheques to its partner non-profit agencies in the amount of $212,000 - the bigges...
Mar 03, 2021

Full-time duty counsel lawyer hired to serve in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie now has a full-time lawyer serving as duty counsel for the area.The Legal Aid Society of Alberta (LAA) says it has hired DJ Janjua as a full-time staff lawyer. Janjua will become the fi...
Mar 03, 2021

Kielburger brothers decline request to testify before 'partisan' Commons committee
OTTAWA - WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are declining requests to testify before two House of Commons committees. In a statement, the charity notes that New Democrat MP Charlie Angus...
Mar 03, 2021

Canadians Alexander-Walker, Barrett, Clarke, Dort, Mulder on Rising Stars roster
NEW YORK - Five Canadians highlight this year's NBA Rising Stars Team World roster. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (New Orleans), RJ Barrett (New York), Brandon Clarke (Memphis), Luguentz Dort (Oklahoma Cit...
Mar 03, 2021

Detectives look at SUV's 'black box' from Tiger Woods crash
LOS ANGELES - Detectives are looking at data from the so-called "black box" of Tiger Woods' SUV to get a clearer picture of what occurred during the Southern California rollover crash that seriously i...
Mar 03, 2021

A look at the studies from Israel, U.K. that informed B.C.'s second-dose delay
VANCOUVER - Studies from Israel and the United Kingdom showed that a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine significantly reduced COVID-19 infections, helping to guide British Columbia's decision ...
Mar 03, 2021

Facebook lifts ban on US political, social issue ads
Facebook says it is lifting its ban on political and social-issue ads put in place after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Political candidates, groups and others will be able to place ads on Faceb...
Mar 03, 2021

Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors can...
Mar 03, 2021