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Samsung scion Lee won't appeal prison sentence for bribery
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong and prosecutors have decided not to appeal a court ruling that convicted him for bribing South Korea's former president for business favours, con...
Jan 25, 2021
Group: Pakistani Baloch dissident buried amid high security
QUETTA, Pakistan - A Pakistani dissident and woman rights activist who died in exile in Canada last month was brought home and laid to rest in her home village in the southwestern Baluchistan province...
Jan 25, 2021
EU weighs response to Navalny arrest, protest crackdown
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday debated the 27-nation bloc's response to the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and a weekend police crackdown that saw thousands ...
Jan 25, 2021
Russia confirms it won't appeal Olympic team restrictions
MOSCOW - The Russian anti-doping agency confirmed Monday that it will not file an appeal to further loosen restrictions on its teams at the Olympics and other major sports events. The Court of Arbitra...
Jan 25, 2021
Parliament set to resume with focus on COVID-19 vaccines, supports
OTTAWA - The federal government's handling of COVID-19 vaccination campaign is set to dominate the agenda when Parliament resumes today. Members of Parliament are expected to work together to again al...
Jan 25, 2021
The end of hugs: How COVID-19 has changed daily life a year after Canada's first case
MONTREAL - On January 25, 2020, Canadians were still living their lives like they always had: commuting to the office, visiting friends, dining out, hugging loved ones, vacationing. But the announceme...
Jan 25, 2021
Contaminant from coal mines already high in some Alberta rivers: unreported data
EDMONTON - Some Alberta rivers and streams have already been heavily contaminated by coal mining, unreported government data suggests.The province's plan for large-scale expansion of the industry is f...
Jan 25, 2021
'The system is on alert:' A look back at the first COVID-19 case in quotes
On Jan. 25, 2020, officials in Ontario announced that a novel coronavirus that had sounded alarm bells around the world had reached Canadian shores. The diagnosis of Canada's first case of COVID-19 ma...
Jan 25, 2021
Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia
JERUSALEM - Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a woman wanted on 74 charges of child sex abuse in Australia, following a six-year legal battle that had strained relations between the two governm...
Jan 25, 2021
Draisaitl's game-winner with one second left pushes Edmonton over Winnipeg
Leon Draisaitl scored the game-winning goal with less than a second left to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Sunday night at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. Ryan Nugent-Hopkin...
Jan 24, 2021