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African Union suspends Burkina Faso after coup last week
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso until constitutional order is restored in the West African country, the organization announced in a tweet on Monday. The s...
Jan 31, 2022
Cyprus overturns UK woman's conviction for making up rape
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - The Supreme Court in Cyprus overturned the conviction of a British woman given a four-month suspended sentence for making up claims that she was gang raped by as many as a dozen...
Jan 31, 2022
Barcelona bids to sign Aubameyang and sell Dembélé
MADRID (AP) - The last day of the winter transfer window arrived in Spain on Monday with Barcelona hoping to seal the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and find a buyer for Ousmane Dembl. Aubameyan...
Jan 31, 2022
Eriksen set for playing return after signing for Brentford
LONDON (AP) - Christian Eriksen is set for a remarkable playing comeback after signing for Premier League club Brentford on Monday, almost seven months after having a cardiac arrest on the field at th...
Jan 31, 2022
Eriksen set for playing return after signing for Brentford
LONDON (AP) - Christian Eriksen is set for a remarkable playing comeback after signing for Premier League club Brentford on Monday, almost seven months after having a cardiac arrest on the field at th...
Jan 31, 2022
Ontario, Quebec begin easing COVID-19 restrictions as schools reopen in the Maritimes
Canada's most populous provinces are easing some COVID-19 restrictions today, while students head back to classrooms in two Maritime provinces. Ontario and Quebec have reported declines in hospitaliza...
Jan 31, 2022
Calling the Ottawa protests 'peaceful' downplays non-violent dangers, critics say
Police haven't reported any physical violence at the ongoing Ottawa rally against vaccine mandates and other government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions, but critics warn that conflating the absence of b...
Jan 31, 2022
Trial to start for teen charged in 2020 hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer
CALGARY - A trial for the 19-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer just over a year ago is scheduled to begin today. The teen, who cannot b...
Jan 31, 2022
Alberta Major Crimes Unit investigate suspicious death
Investigators are looking into the cause of a suspicious death in central Alberta last week.On Jan. 28, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Maskwacis RCMP responded to a 911 call to assist EMS at a residence...
Jan 30, 2022
Tigers edge Rebels in the Hat
The Red Deer Rebels three game winning streak over the past week came to an end in Medicine Hat Sunday night, losing 3-2 to the Tigers.Medicine Hat got on the board first when Red Deer native Noah Dan...
Jan 30, 2022