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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's tested positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19, days after revealing he was isolating after one of his three children contracted the virus. "I'm feeling fine - and I'll contin...
Jan 31, 2022
Liam Gill to replace injured Derek Livingston on Canadian snowboard team
Canada's Derek Livingston will not compete in men's snowboard halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics after sustaining a lower-body injury during a recent training run. Livingstone, from Aurora, Ont., will b...
Jan 31, 2022
Budget officer suggests feds' foreign homeowner tax to yield less than Liberals plan
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is estimating that a new federal tax on vacant, foreign-owned properties may not bring in as much as the Liberals hope. The one-per-cent tax was to take effec...
Jan 31, 2022
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