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Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles
ROME - Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte will formally tell his wobbly coalition government on Tuesday that he intends to offer his resignation, his office said Monday. Conte survived two confidence vote...
Jan 25, 2021

Suspected RCMP secrecy breach fallout upgraded to 'severe': newly released documents
OTTAWA - New documents show Canada's cyberspy agency was so alarmed by the potential fallout from an alleged secrecy breach by a senior RCMP employee that it revised a damage assessment to "severe" fr...
Jan 25, 2021

Freeland hints at potential hotel quarantines for returning travellers
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is "looking seriously" at tougher travel measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including mandatory hotel quarantines for...
Jan 25, 2021

Colts promote quarterbacks coach to offensive co-ordinator
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts made it official Monday: quarterbacks coach and former CFLer Marcus Brady has been promoted to offensive co-ordinator. He will become the NFL's third Black offens...
Jan 25, 2021

Body of missing Foremost man found
FOREMOST, AB - The body of a Foremost man reported missing on Nov. 11, 2020 has been found. According to Bow Island RCMP, Mark Jensen was located deceased near his home in Foremost on Jan. 22. He was ...
Jan 25, 2021

After several NFL suspensions, receiver Martavis Bryant signs with Argonauts
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant, who has been suspended multiple times by the NFL for substance abuse violation...
Jan 25, 2021

Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign defensive back Cariel Brooks
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed American defensive back Cariel Brooks. The 29-year-old started 17 regular-season games at defensive halfback for the Tiger-Cats in 2019, tying a caree...
Jan 25, 2021

US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up
Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels, and the effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming an eve...
Jan 25, 2021

Watchdog probes if DOJ officials tried to overturn election
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department's inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department officials "engaged in an improper attempt" to overturn the res...
Jan 25, 2021

Canadian provinces push back vaccination plans as Pfizer deliveries grind to a halt
Some Canadian health-care workers are being told they'll have to wait longer to receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines as deliveries from a major manufacturer grind to a temporary halt. Canada...
Jan 25, 2021