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Former MLB All-Star Johnny Damon arrested after DUI stop
WINDERMERE, Fla. – Former All-Star baseball player Johnny Damon was arrested Friday in central Florida…
Tory MP Cheryl Gallant accused of peddling ‘deranged conspiracy theories’ by Liberals
OTTAWA – Federal Liberals are accusing a Conservative MP of promoting “deranged conspiracy theories” akin…
Argentine health minister resigns amid vaccine scandal
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – President Alberto Fernández removed Argentina’s health minister Friday after a well-known…
Inspector general reviews Trump relocation of Space Command
DENVER – The Department of Defence’s inspector general announced Friday that it was reviewing the…
Weather experts: Lack of planning caused cold catastrophe
This week’s killer freeze in the U.S. was no surprise. Government and private meteorologists saw…
Sheriff: Device thrown at Line 3 protest was not explosive
CARLTON, Minn. – A suspicious device allegedly thrown by a protester at a construction site…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on…
New Mexico Legislature moves to preserve abortion rights
SANTA FE, N.M. – A Democrat-led Legislature in New Mexico pushed forward Friday to ensure…
Another strong performance from Berdin leads Moose over Marlies 2-1
WINNIPEG – Bobby Lynch scored the go-ahead goal 4:54 into the third period, and the…
B.C. hits one-day vaccine record as new data shows promise of single dose
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has hit a one-day record for vaccinations as new preliminary data…
Activist charged with felony stemming from Kenosha protests
KENOSHA, Wis. – An activist who participated in protests following the August police shooting of…
Nevada’s Rosen to lead tourism-focused Senate subcommittee
LAS VEGAS – U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada has been selected to lead a…
US unwinds Trump policy making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico
SAN DIEGO – The Biden administration moved to restore the asylum system to the way…
Airlines plan to ask passengers for contact-tracing details
WASHINGTON – The U.S. airline industry is pledging to expand the practice of asking passengers…
Warrants: Ex-deputy sexually assaulted woman while on duty
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A former police officer was arrested Friday after investigators said he forced…
Liberals using interpreter shortage to dodge accountability, Conservatives allege
OTTAWA – Federal Conservatives say the Liberals are using a pandemic-induced shortage of translators to…
Director of care home with worst COVID-19 death toll in B.C. resigns
VANCOUVER – The executive director of a long-term care home that was the site of…
Request to allow abortion waiting period in Tennessee denied
NASHVILLE – A federal court on Friday denied a request to keep Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting…
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:35 p.m. British Columbia’s…
School board asks high court to review transgender policy
GLOUCESTER, Va. – A school board in Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to…
Man who killed wife and wounded Dallas cops was sex offender
DALLAS – A man who killed his wife and then wounded two Dallas officers during…
Florida governor: Flags will be at half-staff for Limbaugh
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In honour of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis…
UN gives green light to fund Lebanon tribunal for 2021
CAMEROON, Cameroon – The U.N. Security Council has given a green light to keep the…
Survivors say Pornhub’s indifference to exploitive videos traumatized them
OTTAWA – For more than two years, Victoria Galy pleaded with the largest porn site…