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UN envoy: Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war
CAMEROON, Cameroon – The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Wednesday that the country faces…
San Diego woman sentenced for nearly $400M Ponzi scheme
SAN DIEGO – A San Diego businesswoman whose Ponzi scheme bilked hundreds of people out…
13 attorneys general sue Biden admin over stimulus tax rule
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Attorneys general from 13 states sued President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday…
Peladeau says Rogers plan to buy Freedom Mobile would set back wireless competition
TORONTO – A planned takeover of Shaw Communications’ Freedom Mobile banner by Rogers would undermine…
Judge: US agency illegally paid for Colorado predator hunt
DENVER – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illegally helped pay for a Colorado program…
Man charged after Vancouver Masonic hall fire, two fires remain under investigation
VANCOUVER – A 42-year-old man has been charged in relation to one of three fires…
Officials at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, BC Place express interest in NFL
Operators of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium and Vancouver’s BC Place say they are interested in exploring…
Puerto Rico vaccinates thousands in 15-hour mass event
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Thousands of people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday as…
Former judges to lead consultations on planned new wrongful convictions commission
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals have appointed two former judges to lead consultations on the…
US judge orders detention of gun enthusiast arrested in Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa – A judge Wednesday ordered the detention of a Colorado firearms enthusiast…
Tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within NDP ahead of convention
OTTAWA – Tensions over anti-Semitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within the NDP ahead of…
US expresses concern about rising Russian-Ukrainian tensions
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Wednesday expressed concern about what it called escalations of…
The flu season that never was: COVID-19 pandemic keeps other viruses at bay
OTTAWA – The 2021 flu season will go down in history as the epidemic that…
Reversing Trump, Pentagon releases new transgender policies
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Wednesday swept away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people…
Foreigners flock to Serbia to get coronavirus vaccine shots
BELGRADE, Serbia – Thousands of vaccine-seekers from countries neighbouring Serbia flocked to Belgrade on Saturday…
Man pleads guilty to stalking, killing estranged wife
ORLANDO, Fla. – An Indiana man was convicted Tuesday of stalking his estranged wife to…
Governments investing in new vaccine-manufacturing plant in Toronto
TORONTO – A new influenza vaccine facility will be built in Toronto to help bolster…
Quebec tightens COVID-19 rules, Ontario considers more restrictions as cases surge
TORONTO – Quebec moved to place three cities into lockdown and Ontario weighed stricter public…
Upgraded centre offering medical assistance in dying to reopen in B.C.
DELTA, B.C. – A hospice in Delta, B.C., is now in the possession of a…
No prison time for transgender ex-neo-Nazi in threat case
SEATTLE – A federal judge declined to impose prison time Wednesday on a former member…
Paul Simon sells song catalogue to Sony Music Publishing
NEW YORK – Paul Simon is the latest icon to sell his rich catalogue of…
Survey suggests grizzly numbers have doubled in parts of Alberta Rockies since 2005
A new survey suggests grizzly bear numbers in Alberta’s central Rocky Mountains have doubled since…
PHAC ordered to hand over documents on two fired scientists, viruses sent to China
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee is ordering the Public Health Agency of Canada to turn…
Remains in Mali identified as kidnapped Swiss missionary
BAMAKO, Mali – The body of a Swiss woman who was held hostage for more…