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US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers
SEATTLE (AP) - The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are n...
Dec 30, 2021
Biden, Putin hold call as tensions mount over Ukraine crisis
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke Thursday amid growing alarm over Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine, a simmering crisis that has become further complicated in re...
Dec 30, 2021
Ontario caps arena crowds at 1,000 for sporting events as COVID-19 cases rise
TORONTO - The Ontario government has capped the crowd size for indoor venues at 1,000 spectators or 50 per cent capacity, whichever is less, as the province deals with an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. T...
Dec 30, 2021
Slovakian goalie calls world juniors 'a joke,' criticizes organizers, COVID protocols
RED DEER, Alta. - Slovakia's goaltender at the world junior hockey championship says that this year's tournament was "a joke." Simon Latkoczy criticized the event's organizers In a pair of Instagram p...
Dec 30, 2021
IIHF announces more positive COVID-19 results after cancellation of world juniors
The International Ice Hockey Federation has announced seven new positive COIVD-19 tests from the world junior hockey championship following the cancellation of the tournament, including a member of th...
Dec 30, 2021
Canadian defender Alistair Johnston already feeling at home with CF Montreal
Alistair Johnston is already feeling at home with CF Montreal. The newly acquired Canadian international defender has friends on the MLS team, appreciates its "very beautiful" style of play and has be...
Dec 30, 2021
Group: Sudanese forces fire at anti-coup rally; 4 killed
CAIRO (AP) - Sudanese security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition at protesters rallying Thursday in the country's capital and elsewhere against the October military coup. At least four protest...
Dec 30, 2021
Ottawa criticizes police raid on Hong Kong news outlet that saw Canadian arrested
The federal government has added its voice to those criticizing this week's police raid on a pro-democracy news outlet in Hong Kong in which a Canadian human rights activist and pop singer was among t...
Dec 30, 2021
City maintaining power supply despite the cold
MEDICINE HAT, AB - While some parts of Alberta were asked to cut back on their electrical usage earlier this week, Medicine Hat was not in any danger of losing power.The Alberta Electric System Operat...
Dec 30, 2021
Israel to offer 4th vaccine dose to most vulnerable
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, becoming the first country to do so as it braces for a wave of infections fueled by the omicron varia...
Dec 30, 2021