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Internet 'blackout' in Uganda on eve of tense election
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan authorities appeared to cut off mobile internet access in the country Wednesday night on the eve of a tense presidential election, while a lawyer for leading opposition candi...
Jan 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. Quebec is reporting 2,071 new cases of COVID-19 today and 35 more deaths attributed to the virus. Health officials sa...
Jan 13, 2021
Large fire held by crews north of Fort Macleod
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Fire crews were very busy Tuesday, attending to vehicle rollovers and a large fire north of Fort Macleod.M.D. of Willow Creek Fire Chief Kelly Starling said they responded to multip...
Jan 13, 2021
Turkey approves China-based Sinovac vaccine's emergency use
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish authorities gave the go-ahead for the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Biotch Ltd. on Wednesday, paving the way for the rollout for Turkey's v...
Jan 13, 2021
Trump's Republican wall eroding ahead of impeachment vote
Republicans offered only modest reproach when President Donald Trump said there were "very fine people" on both sides of a white supremacist rally. They stayed in line when Trump was caught pressuring...
Jan 13, 2021
Trump on verge of 2nd impeachment after Capitol siege
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time in a fast-moving House vote, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to "fight like hell" against election re...
Jan 13, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays sign president and CEO Mark Shapiro to five-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed team president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro to a five-year contract extension. Team owner Rogers Communications confirmed the signing in a post ...
Jan 13, 2021
Alberta musician Corb Lund comes out against proposed coal mines in Rocky Mountains
An Alberta musician is coming out against proposed coal mines for the province's Rocky Mountains. Corb Lund, who has sung around the world about cowboy culture and rural life for decades, has released...
Jan 13, 2021
Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Kyrie Wilson signs two-year extension with club
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American linebacker Kyrie Wilson to a two-year contract extension.Wilson returns to the club for a fourth season.The native of Fresno, Calif., started ...
Jan 13, 2021
Seven residents at Montreal care home get COVID-19 after receiving first vaccine dose
MONTREAL - Seven residents of a Montreal long-term care centre who received a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have contracted COVID-19. Management at the Maimonides Geriatric Centre informed...
Jan 13, 2021