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Canada's Jonathan David scores twice for Lille in win over Nantes
PARIS - Canadian international Jonathan David continued his torrid scoring pace, accounting for both goals Sunday as Lille won 2-0 at struggling Nantes to top the French league. The 21-year-old from O...
Feb 07, 2021
Man dies diving in cave in southern Germany
BERLIN - A 57-year-old man has died while diving in a cave in the German state of Bavaria, police said Sunday. The man, whose identity was not given, was part of an experienced four-person team diving...
Feb 07, 2021
Chicago mayor cites `tentative agreement' to reopen schools
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Sunday that a "tentative agreement" has been reached with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols, potentially averting a strike in the nation's third-large...
Feb 07, 2021
MPs demand relocation of 2022 Olympics due to China's abuse of Uighurs
More than a dozen federal lawmakers from all parties are calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China, citing a "genocidal campaign" by its government against Uighurs and other Musli...
Feb 07, 2021
Reagan's longtime secretary of state George P. Shultz dies
WASHINGTON - President Ronald Reagan's longtime secretary of state, George P. Shultz, who spent most of the 1980s trying to improve relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in th...
Feb 07, 2021
Iran: US must lift sanctions before it lives up to nuke deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader on Sunday urged the United States to lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to live up to commitments under its nuclear deal with world powers, state TV reported, but...
Feb 07, 2021
SOUND OFF: It's painful to be last in line during a pandemic
In these times of so many concerns, there are very tough decisions being made by our leaders. In areas of long-term care, hospital care, school teachers and support staff, all these areas require a lo...
Feb 07, 2021
Federal funding to help former GGs set up charitable foundations is discretionary
OTTAWA - The federal government has allocated $30 million over the past 15 years to sustain charitable foundations created by governors general once they leave office. But Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Feb 07, 2021
Man dies diving in cave in southern Germany
BERLIN - A 57-year-old man has died while diving in a cave in the German state of Bavaria, police said Sunday. The man, whose identity was not given, was part of an experienced four-person team diving...
Feb 07, 2021
Federal funding to help former GGs set up charitable foundations is discretionary
OTTAWA - The federal government has allocated $30 million over the past 15 years to sustain charitable foundations created by governors general once they leave office. But Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Feb 07, 2021
