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Year after lockdown, Wuhan dissident more isolated than ever
WUHAN, China – One year after lockdown, Wuhan has long since sprung back to life…
A little luck propels Toronto Maple Leafs to 3-2 win over Calgary Flames
CALGARY – The Toronto Maple Leafs enjoyed puck luck scoring three goals off deflections in…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Jan. 24, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on…
Center-right incumbent wins Portugal’s presidential election
LISBON, Portugal – Portugal’s president was returned to office for a second term with a…
4 soccer players killed in Brazil plane crash had COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO – Four soccer players from Brazilian club Palmas died in a plane…
Oxfam urges radical economic rejig for post-COVID world
LONDON – Anti-poverty campaigner Oxfam warned Monday that the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic will…
Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S.…
Dentists, teachers disappointed they won’t be prioritized for vaccine in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Dentists, bus drivers and teachers are among the essential workers who are disappointed…
Suter scores first 3 NHL goals as Blackhawks beat Red Wings
CHICAGO – Pius Suter exhaled after he scored his first NHL goal. Once he got…
Vaccine delays top agenda as Parliament set to resume after less-than-restful break
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons on Monday following a…
After failed Trump romance, France seeks reset under Biden
PARIS – After increasingly strained U.S.-France relations under Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and French…
Ex-cop avoids federal lockup, faces state charges in beating
MOBILE, Ala. – A federal judge in Alabama has given five years of probation to…
Minnesota Whitecaps overcome four-goal deficit for 6-5 shootout win over Toronto Six
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Jonna Curtis and Hayley Mack scored in the shootout to earn…
Some Black Southern Baptists feel shut out by white leaders
As a student in college and seminary, then as a pastor in Texas, Dwight McKissic…
Thousands take to streets protesting Brazil’s Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO – Thousands of Brazilians took the streets for a second day Sunday…
VIRUS TODAY: More hospital ICUs edge nearer a breaking point
Here’s what’s happening Sunday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW…
Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown protesters in 2 cities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Rioters set fires in the centre of the southern Dutch city…
Canadian speedskater Heather McLean just misses out on winning World Cup bronze medal
HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS – Winnipeg’s Heather McLean was fourth in a World Cup long-track speedskating event…
Central African Republic alleged rebel handed to intl court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – An alleged rebel commander from Central African Republic has been detained…
New leaders named at US-funded international broadcasters
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Sunday installed new heads of three federally funded international…
Greek socialist ex-minister Valyrakis, 77, found dead at sea
ATHENS, Greece – Sifis Valyrakis, a former minister and resistance fighter against Greece’s 1967-74 military…
US judge blocks release of Tennessee man in Capitol riot
NASHVILLE – A federal judge on Sunday blocked the release of a Tennessee man who…
Canadian bobsleigh teams just miss out on medals at World Cup event
KONIGSSEE, Germany – Canadians Christine De Bruin and Sara Villani just missed capturing a medal…
US police weigh officer discipline after rally, Capitol riot
For two Virginia police officers who posed for a photo during the deadly U.S. Capitol…