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WHO team arrives in Wuhan to search for pandemic origins
WUHAN, China - A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins ami...
Jan 13, 2021
China agrees to increase consular, family access for Spavor and Kovrig
OTTAWA - Canada has obtained an agreement to allow greater family and consular access for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, the two Canadians detained for more than two years in China. A spokesperson...
Jan 13, 2021
Former Alberta mayor nears 600 songs recorded during pandemic
A former mayor of the northern Alberta town of Sexsmith has been taking to YouTube to sing away the COVID blues.It started as a small tribute to one of his favourite singers and now, Bob Rycroft has p...
Jan 13, 2021
North Carolina's Emily Fox, Washington State's Trinity Rodman go 1-2 in NWSL draft
U.S. international Emily Fox and Trinity Rodman, daughter of former NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman, went 1-2 in the NWSL draft Wednesday evening.Expansion Racing Louisville FC took Fox, a defender-midfield...
Jan 13, 2021
Asia Today: China's cases spike ahead of WHO research visit
BEIJING - China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World Health Organization team was due to arrive to probe the origins of the pandemic. China on Thursday also re...
Jan 13, 2021
Tesla balks at touch screen recall, US agency takes action
DETROIT - Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the company to take action. The National Hig...
Jan 13, 2021
Group concerned with potential gas developments in Milk River Natural Area
MILK RIVER, AB - An environmental protection group is speaking out as the Government of Alberta looks to auction off several pieces of land for petroleum-natural gas (PNG) development.The province pos...
Jan 13, 2021
Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
LANSING, Mich. - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with wilful neglect of duty stemming from an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and...
Jan 13, 2021
B.C. health minister says review underway after doctors jump vaccine queue
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says it's "very disappointing" that some doctors in the Vancouver region jumped the queue to get a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Adrian Dix said Wed...
Jan 13, 2021
Canadian Senators Group leader Scott Tannas travels to Hawaii
OTTAWA - Alberta Sen. Scott Tannas says he has travelled to Hawaii during the holidays. In an emailed statement to The Canadian Press, the leader of the Canadian Senators Group said he will shortly re...
Jan 13, 2021