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1 dead, dozens wounded in tribal clashes in southern Tunisia
TUNIS, Tunisia - Tunisian authorities ordered a curfew in regions in southern Tunisia after at least a man was killed and dozens of people wounded, two seriously, in tribal clashes that broke out over...
Dec 14, 2020
Court hears senior RCMP officer emailed FBI after Huawei CFO arrested in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A security analyst who monitors emails to and from the RCMP says a senior Mountie emailed the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation the day after a Huawei executive was arrested at Vancouve...
Dec 14, 2020
Senator likely to propose major amendments to assisted dying bill
OTTAWA - It's out of the political frying pan and into the fire today for the Trudeau government's bill to expand access to medically assisted dying. Opening debate on Bill C-7 begins tonight in the S...
Dec 14, 2020
AP Interview: Indians owner says name won't change in 2021
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians are changing their name - they just don't know to what or when. Expressing that "it's time," owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions and meeti...
Dec 14, 2020
AP Interview: Indians owner says name won't change in 2021
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians are changing their name - they just don't know to what or when. Expressing that "it's time," owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions and meeti...
Dec 14, 2020
Record daily number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta
The province's chief medical officer of health announced 1,887 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Alberta over the past 24 hours, a new daily record. That's out of 20, 416 test results for a pos...
Dec 14, 2020
Federal government to plant two billion trees over 10 years
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government has announced its plan to plant two billion trees.The $3.16 billion investment will see the two billion trees planted across Canada over 10 years. The government sa...
Dec 14, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. - A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his election loss in the battleground state about an hour before t...
Dec 14, 2020
Nearly 30,000 Alberta health workers to get first COVID-19 vaccine dose by month's end
The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines will be in Alberta very soon, with more expected next week.The initial 3,900 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine is expected in Alberta on Tuesday and will sto...
Dec 14, 2020
A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season
Of all the artists whose livelihoods have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, dancers have been among those hit hardest. They depend on a live audience to do their work, of course, and most l...
Dec 14, 2020