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AP sources: Justice Breyer to retire; Biden to fill vacancy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources ...
Jan 26, 2022
Survey reveals widening gap between views of double-vaxxed and boosted people
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests a widening gap between the pandemic views of people who have opted to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster and those who are holding steady with only two shots. A web panel su...
Jan 26, 2022
Vancouver Canucks name Penguins AGM Patrik Allvin general manager
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have filled their vacant general manager position, hiring Pittsburgh Penguins assistant manger Patrik Allvin. He becomes the 12th general manager in the franchise's h...
Jan 26, 2022
Alberta’s venture capital industry gets a boost
The provincial government has announced a $31.2-million investment from the Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC) aimed to help Alberta technology and health innovation companies grow. Officials say in...
Jan 26, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime drops five-set heartbreaker to Medvedev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime's (oh-ZHAY' ah-lee-ah-SEEM') bid to reach the semifinals at a second straight Grand Slam ended in heartbreak with a five-set loss to second seed Daniil Med...
Jan 26, 2022
US-backed Syrian forces capture prison from IS after a week
BEIRUT (AP) - U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said they wrestled control of the last section of a prison controlled by Islamic State militants, ending a weeklong assault by the extremists on one of the...
Jan 26, 2022
Australian Open: Canada's Auger-Aliassime drops five-set heartbreaker to Medvedev
MELBOURNE, Australia - Daniil Medvedev rallied from two sets down and saved a match point before beating Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-4 to move into the Australian Open...
Jan 26, 2022
Coast Guard searches vast sea for 39 people lost off Florida
MIAMI (AP) - The Coast Guard searched through the night Wednesday for 39 people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast. ...
Jan 26, 2022
Winter weather, vast expanse make patrolling Canada-U.S. border a daunting challenge
SAINT VINCENT, Minn. - A bleak panorama of frozen, windblown prairie extends in every direction behind Katy Siemer as she points north, past a barren stand of trees to a pipeline compressor station a ...
Jan 26, 2022
Interest rate announcement, COVID rates across Canada: In The News for Jan. 26
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 26, 2022