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US hits China with Hong Kong sanctions, OKs Taiwan arms sale
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Monday approved a new major arms sale to Taiwan…
Lions name head coach Rick Campbell, football operations director Neil McEvoy co-GMs
VANCOUVER – Rick Campbell’s list of job duties grew once again on Monday as the…
Polish state oil refiner buying key private media company
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s state-run oil company, PKN Orlen, announced Monday that it was buying…
Offutt Air Force lab brings closure to Pearl Harbor families
OMAHA, Neb. – The remains of Nebraska and Iowa sailors who were killed in the…
Mexico asks US to extradite country’s former security chief
MEXICO CITY – Mexico confirmed Monday it has asked the United States to extradite former…
Federal scientists predict Prairie climate as drier, grassier and fiery
Federal scientists are predicting a hot, dry and fiery future for the Prairies. “In a…
Liberals set to kick-start talks on new child-care system and funding, Hussen says
OTTAWA – Two key federal cabinet ministers marked the anniversary of a landmark report on…
Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots
How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start…
Proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis, ISS back revised Transat deal with Air Canada
MONTREAL – Two investor advisory services have recommended that shareholders of Transat AT Inc. support…
Avoiding cheetah hangouts helps ranchers protect herds
WASHINGTON – On the dusty savannahs of Namibia, one of the last strongholds of cheetah…
Manitoba government offers money for online performances so people will stay home
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is hoping that free online entertainment and classes will help…
Ex-Harvard coach, father indicted in $1.5M admissions scam
BOSTON – The former fencing coach at Harvard and a wealthy Maryland businessman were indicted…
Longtime National Spelling Bee director steps down
The longtime executive director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee has stepped down. Scripps announced…
Anti-Black racism case against school board heading to Quebec rights tribunal
MONTREAL – A Quebec mother and her two children have been awarded $65,000 by the…
Lawmakers who met with Giuliani scramble after COVID news
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Monday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was “doing very…
Record demand for package delivery expected to continue into 2021
MONTREAL – Courier services are grappling with a record-setting number of packages as the second…
NYC man charged with harbouring fugitive in trooper shooting
NEW YORK – A New York City man was arrested after he let a friend…
S&P/TSX composite approaches record high with help from materials, technology
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index moved to within two per cent of a record…
Stocks close mostly lower, pushing pause on recent rally
Stocks closed mostly lower Monday as Wall Street pumped the brakes after a recent run…
Toronto FC’s Alejandro Pozuelo: Major League Soccer MVP but still one of the guys
TORONTO – In the wake of Alejandro Pozuelo’s spectacular three-point debut for Toronto FC in…
EPA overrides scientists’ calls for tougher pollutant limit
The Trump administration on Monday made final its decision to leave limits for a deadly…
Report offers plans for Colorado Front Range passenger rail
DENVER – The first incarnation of a passenger rail service along Colorado’s Front Range could…
“Epicentre for syphilis:’ Alberta to try dual syphilis, HIV test to fight outbreak
EDMONTON – The University of Alberta has started a clinical trial to try to fight…
Alek Minassian would tell his victims he was lonely and angry at society, court hears
TORONTO – The man who killed 10 people while driving a van down a Toronto…