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On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions
CHICAGO - On federal death row, prisoners fling notes on a string under each other's cell doors and converse through interconnected air ducts. A top issue these days: whether President Joe Biden will ...
Mar 22, 2021

Republic of Congo candidate Kolelas dies of COVID-19
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo - Republic of Congo's top presidential opposition candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, who was hospitalized with COVID-19 complications on election day, has died, a ...
Mar 22, 2021

AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all ages
LONDON - AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against disease and complete protection against hospitalization and death across all age groups in a late-stage U.S. study, the compa...
Mar 22, 2021

2nd Canadian goes on trial in China on spying charges
BEIJING - A second Canadian citizen held for more than two years on spying charges in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior executive of the telecoms giant Huawei went on trial in Beiji...
Mar 22, 2021

Colten Boushie's family to respond to watchdog report that found discrimination
REGINA - First Nations leaders and relatives of a young Indigenous man shot and killed on a Saskatchewan farm are expected to address findings today from a watchdog's review that concluded RCMP racial...
Mar 22, 2021

'It's going to come down to one block': Building an igloo for Nunavut arts festival
IQALUIT - Solomon Awa thinks he's probably built about 150 igloos, or igluit in Inuktitut, over his lifetime, starting when he was 15. Now in his 60s, Awa is considered a master igloo builder in Nunav...
Mar 22, 2021

Federal NDP calls on government to eliminate for-profit long-term care
The federal New Democrats are seeking the support of the House of Commons in calling on the government to eliminate for-profit long-term care. The NDP is tabling a motion today that calls on the gover...
Mar 22, 2021

Vaccine rollout set to shift into high gear with major surge in expected deliveries
OTTAWA, ON. - Canada's COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the lau...
Mar 22, 2021

Canadian Calloo scores 15 as Oregon State bounces Oklahoma State, Cunningham from NCAAs
INDIANAPOLIS - Ethan Thompson scored 26 points and No. 12 seed Oregon State neutralized Oklahoma State and star freshman Cade Cunningham, rolling to an 80-70 upset in the second round of the NCAA Tour...
Mar 21, 2021

Kiana Williams sets Stanford 3s record in NCAA opening win
SAN ANTONIO - Kiana Williams became Stanford's career leader in made 3-pointers with a big night at home in the women's NCAA women's tournament. Not in California, but Texas, where this entire tournam...
Mar 21, 2021