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UK sees budget deficit rise to highest rate since 1946
LONDON - Britain has seen its budget deficit rise during the coronavirus pandemic to its highest level since the year after the end of World War II, official figures showed Friday. The Office for Nati...
Apr 23, 2021
Auditor general says Alberta's medical-imaging tests system needs work
EDMONTON, AB - The auditor general believes Alberta's system of medical-imaging tests needs a lot of work to fix a patchwork of confusion and communication.Doug Wylie says there are long wait times wi...
Apr 23, 2021
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime drops quarterfinal against Stefanos Tsitsipas
BARCELONA, Spain - Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Barcelona Open after a 6-3, 6-3 quarterfinal loss against No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece on Friday. The 10th-seeded Auger-Aliassime, fro...
Apr 23, 2021
France: Police officer fatally stabbed, attacker shot dead
PARIS - A French police officer was stabbed to death inside her police station Friday near the historic Rambouillet chateau outside Paris, and fellow officers shot and killed the suspected attacker at...
Apr 23, 2021
Caitlyn Jenner says she will run for governor of California
LOS ANGELES - Republican Caitlyn Jenner said Friday she will run for governor of California, injecting a jolt of celebrity into an emerging campaign that threatens to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Apr 23, 2021
Key measure suggests Canada's COVID-19 surge could be slowing down, says Tam
Canada's top public health doctor says there's been an increase of more than 200,000 COVID-19 cases since last month, but there are signs the epidemic is easing. Dr. Theresa Tam says average case coun...
Apr 23, 2021
New home sales surged 20.7% in March to 1.02 million
WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes surged 20.7% in March, rebounding from the previous month when severe winter storms wreaked havoc in many parts of the country. Sales climbed to a seasonally adjusted a...
Apr 23, 2021
Supreme Court affirms American Indigenous man's right to hunt in Canada
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an American Indigenous man has a constitutionally protected right to hunt in British Columbia given his people's historic ties to the region. The decision tod...
Apr 23, 2021
Russian's Navalny to end prison hunger strike on 24th day
MOSCOW - Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk. ...
Apr 23, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling l...
Apr 23, 2021