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Quebec to exempt homeless from curfew after court finds measure endangered safety
MONTREAL - The Quebec government said Wednesday it will not challenge a temporary court order granted Tuesday that exempts the homeless from a provincewide curfew imposed to limit the spread of COVID-...
Jan 27, 2021
Crime down in first eight months of pandemic, but mental health calls rise: StatCan
OTTAWA - Newly released figures point to a major drop in police-recorded crime during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.Statistics Canada says 19 police services across Canada ...
Jan 27, 2021
Order to stand trial in Paris bombing flies in face of evidence, Diab's lawyer says
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Hassan Diab says a French appeal court's order that the Ottawa sociology professor stand trial for a decades-old synagogue bombing is the latest misstep in a long odyssey of inju...
Jan 27, 2021
Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli signs extension with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed quarterback Jeremiah Masoli. The 32-year-old Masoli started the first six games for the Ticats in 2019 before suffering a season-ending knee injury. B...
Jan 27, 2021
Stocks fall sharply on Wall Street, led lower by tech stocks
Stocks were broadly lower in early trading on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors focus on the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and the outlook for the economy as the coronavirus pandemic rages on....
Jan 27, 2021
AP Interview: All 33 sports 'unanimously' want Tokyo Games
ROME - The IOC is adamant the Tokyo Olympics will be held this year despite the pandemic. So, too, are Japanese organizers. Now hear it from the man who represents the track and field, swimming and gy...
Jan 27, 2021
AP Interview: All 33 sports 'unanimously' want Tokyo Games
ROME - The IOC is adamant the Tokyo Olympics will be held this year despite the pandemic. So, too, are Japanese organizers. Now hear it from the man who represents the track and field, swimming and gy...
Jan 27, 2021
Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU hold vaccine delivery talks
BRUSSELS - The European Union's dispute with AstraZeneca over vaccine supplies intensified Wednesday as the drugmaker defended itself against claims that it had reneged on contractual commitments and ...
Jan 27, 2021
US durable goods orders show modest 0.2% December gain
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a modest 0.2% in December, held back by a big drop in the volatile aircraft sector. A key category that tracks business inv...
Jan 27, 2021
Man to plead guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
DETROIT - One of six men charged in an alleged plot to snatch Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty to a kidnapping conspiracy, according to a court document filed Wednesday. The f...
Jan 27, 2021