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Prosecutor: Sedition charge possible for pro-Trump rioters
WASHINGTON - The top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia said Thursday that "all options are on the table" for charging members of the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol -...
Jan 07, 2021

RCMP declines firm's offer of free, state-of-art sonar to find N.S. boat, fishermen
HALIFAX - A Canadian firm says the RCMP are declining the free use of its state-of-the-art sonar to search for a fishing boat that sank off Nova Scotia last month, with six crew lost. The RCMP announc...
Jan 07, 2021

US registering highest deaths yet from the coronavirus
The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before - nearly 3,900 - on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have ...
Jan 07, 2021

Trump honours golfing greats with award in private ceremony
WASHINGTON - Hall of Fame golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player, along with the late Olympian Babe Didrikson Zaharias, have been presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House an...
Jan 07, 2021

Stunned EU leaders yearn for Biden presidency -- ASAP
BRUSSELS - For European Union nations, Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration as the next U.S. president cannot come fast enough. Following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald...
Jan 07, 2021

Trump honours golfing greats with award in private ceremony
WASHINGTON - Hall of Fame golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player, along with the late Olympian Babe Didrikson Zaharias, have been presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House an...
Jan 07, 2021

At least two senators left country amid COVID-19 pandemic, six not saying
OTTAWA - Don Plett is facing calls for his resignation as Conservative leader in the Senate after choosing to travel to Mexico over the holidays. But Plett is not the only senator who travelled abroad...
Jan 07, 2021

Lawmakers openly discuss ousting Trump, possible impeachment
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers of both parties raised the prospect Thursday of ousting President Donald Trump from office, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that if he wasn't removed, the House may move for...
Jan 07, 2021

Montreal Canadiens can play home games during Quebec curfew
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens will be able to play home games despite the Quebec government's imposition of a curfew imposed in the hopes of curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the province. Premier...
Jan 07, 2021

Former Roughriders QB Sarkisian looking to leave Crimson Tide program on winning note
He's the new head coach at the University of Texas, but former CFL quarterback Steve Sarkisian has a little unfinished business to take care of before heading to the Lone Star State. Sarkisian will co...
Jan 07, 2021