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Police: Multiple people shot at Minnesota clinic; 1 detained
BUFFALO, Minn. - Multiple people were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody afterward, police said. The shooting happened at an Allina clinic in Buffalo, a ci...
Feb 09, 2021
Questions arise over protections from reinstated Alberta coal policy
EDMONTON - Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining. Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought back a...
Feb 09, 2021
NBA names Raptors 905 top G League franchise for 2019-20 season
Raptors 905 has been named the NBA G League franchise of the year for the 2019-20 season.The NBA announced Tuesday that the Toronto Raptors' affiliate is being given the annual award for its performan...
Feb 09, 2021
Province expanding rapid COVID testing at care homes, developing workplace pilots
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta growing its COVID-19 testing capacity.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Tuesday that 36,000 staff in care facilities across Alberta will have regular r...
Feb 09, 2021
Queer online series meets eager Russian LGBTQ audience
MOSCOW - Russian film director Andrei Fenochka says his online series about queer young people is important for LGBTQ people in a country that bans gay "propaganda" among minors. Fenochka's "Here I Co...
Feb 09, 2021
Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...
Feb 09, 2021
Arab spacecraft enters orbit around Mars in historic flight
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world's first interplanetary mission. Ground controllers at t...
Feb 09, 2021
Quebec announces probe in case of Montreal man exonerated in cop assault case
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister has announced an investigation to determine why a Montreal man was wrongfully arrested, charged and detained for almost a week in connection with an attack...
Feb 09, 2021
Korean American K-pop stars promote mental health awareness
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - K-pop star Eric Nam was having a meeting in New York when he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. "I thought I was going to have to call 911," he said, recounting the experie...
Feb 09, 2021
Trump's 2nd trial to start with vote over constitutionality
WASHINGTON - The Senate is poised to launch Donald Trump's second impeachment trial Tuesday, the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the deadly mob attack on the Capitol to ov...
Feb 09, 2021