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Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO - Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they're already near the breaking point dealing...
May 3, 2021
US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
SAN DIEGO - The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Ho...
May 3, 2021
Syrian court accepts 3 candidates to run for president
BEIRUT - Syria's Supreme constitutional Court has accepted three applications out of 51 for candidacy for this month's presidential elections in the war-torn country, state media reported Monday. The ...
May 3, 2021
Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politics
NEW DELHI - India recorded 368,147 new coronavirus cases on Monday and 3,417 deaths as a catastrophic surge sweeps through the country. The latest numbers came after leaders of 13 opposition parties u...
May 3, 2021
Yukon premier, cabinet to be sworn in Monday after striking agreement with NDP
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and his cabinet are set to be sworn in today after striking a deal with the New Democrats to work together to govern the territory. The election last month left...
May 3, 2021
Trial to begin for Alberta pastor accused of violating COVID-19 health orders
EDMONTON - The trial of an Alberta pastor accused of not following public health orders meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 is to begin today.Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church spent a month in ...
May 3, 2021
Shared smoking breaks, broken rules: What led to Nunavut's first COVID-19 cases?
IQALUIT - Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that sheds light on how Nunavut's first cases of COVID-19 suddenly appea...
May 3, 2021
Rubio, Yarbrough help Rapids beat Whitecaps 1-0
SANDY, Utah - Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos felt his team's slow start was its undoing. Vancouver conceded early and could not recover as the Whitecaps lost 1-0 to the Colorado Rapids in Major Leagu...
May 3, 2021
Lowry leads depleted Raptors past Lakers; LeBron exits early
LOS ANGELES - Kyle Lowry had 37 points and 11 assists, Pascal Siakam had 39 points and 13 rebounds and the short-handed Toronto Raptors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 121-114 on Sunday night. LeBron ...
May 2, 2021
O'Ward gets 1st IndyCar win at Texas after big 1st-lap crash
FORT WORTH, Texas - Pato O'Ward felt calm while he enjoyed the ride in the closing laps in Texas, getting his first IndyCar Series victory at the track closest to the Mexican-born driver's hometown. "...
May 2, 2021