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Woman shot last week at Myanmar protest dies
YANGON, Myanmar - A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest last week against the military's takeover of power in Myanmar died Friday morning, her brother said. Mya Thwet Thwet...
Feb 18, 2021
Jury to begin deliberating in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - A judge has sequestered a jury but has instructed them to begin their deliberations Friday morning in the trial of a man accused of killing a woman whose bloody body was found in the bathtu...
Feb 18, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday Feb. 18, 2021. There are 837,497 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 837,497 confirmed cases (32,587 active, 78...
Feb 18, 2021
Matthews scores two more as part of four-point night as Leafs thump Sens
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored twice to increase his NHL-leading goal total to 16 and also had two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Thursday night. Mitch Marner,...
Feb 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. There are 837,497 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 837,497 confirmed cases (32,587 active, 7...
Feb 18, 2021
'I have nightmares:' Mother of two children killed by boyfriend says she's suffering
EDMONTON - The mother of two young girls who were killed by her former boyfriend says she still has nightmares from that day. The 31-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the ch...
Feb 18, 2021
U.S. election makes 'moot' argument to release Meng: attorney general
VANCOUVER - Canada's attorney general says the failure of former U.S. president Donald Trump to win re-election nullifies an argument to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on the basis that he was ...
Feb 18, 2021
Ecole Montrose placed under COVID-19 outbreak status
A fifth Grande Prairie School has been placed under a COVID-19 outbreak status by Alberta Health, with Ecole Montrose now reporting between five and nine cases tied to the school.Other schools in the ...
Feb 18, 2021
Canadian Alexis Davis returns to action on Feb. 27 UFC card in Las Vegas
TORONTO - Canadian bantamweight Alexis Davis will take on Sabina (Colombian Queen) Mazo on a Feb. 27 UFC card in Las Vegas. The 36-year-old Davis, a native of Port Colborne, Ont. who now fights out of...
Feb 18, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 22 new COVID-19 cases, 12 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 22 new cases of COVID-19, as well as 12 recoveries on Wednesday, raising the active case total in the city to 230 as of the end of day February 17.The County of Grande...
Feb 18, 2021