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Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...
Feb 13, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Solution to disappearing shopping carts remains elusive
GOING ON FOUR YEARS after shopping carts became a high-profile issue, there's still no solution.In 2017, Kamloops RCMP embarked on a crackdown on shopping-cart theft, seizing carts from the homeless a...
Feb 13, 2021
Strong quake hits Japan's northeast coast; no tsunami alert
TOKYO - A strong earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern Japan late Saturday, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said. The Fukushima Dai-ic...
Feb 13, 2021
Senate poised to vote on holding Trump accountable for riot
WASHINGTON - Senators are poised to vote on whether Donald Trump will be held accountable for inciting the horrific attack at the Capitol after a speedy impeachment trial that laid bare the violence a...
Feb 13, 2021
A breakdown of Canada's isolation sites as details are revealed on hotel requirements
As concerns about internationally identified COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking - and increasingly, ordering - people to isolate safely, away from others in the...
Feb 13, 2021
A breakdown of Canada's isolation sites as details are revealed on hotel requirements
tAs concerns about internationally identified COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking - and increasingly, ordering - people to isolate safely, away from others in th...
Feb 13, 2021
Riding high: Suter wins downhill for her 1st gold at worlds
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Corinne Suter ended Switzerland's 32-year wait for a women's downhill world title on Saturday, winning her fourth straight medal at a major championship but the first gold. ...
Feb 13, 2021
Senate poised to vote on holding Trump accountable for riot
WASHINGTON - Senators are poised to vote on whether Donald Trump will be held accountable for inciting the horrific attack at the Capitol after a speedy impeachment trial that laid bare the violence a...
Feb 13, 2021
EU calls on China to reverse ban on BBC World News channel
BEIJING - The European Union on Saturday called on China to reverse its ban on the BBC World News television channel imposed in apparent retaliation for Britain's pulling of the license of state-owned...
Feb 13, 2021
Tensions high as mass protests in Myanmar enter second week
YANGON, Myanmar - Mass street demonstrations in Myanmar entered their second week Saturday with neither protesters nor the military government they seek to unseat showing any signs of backing off from...
Feb 13, 2021
