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Injury-hit Norway take gold in world skiing team event
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Most talk about the Norwegian ski team at the world championships has been about its many injured stars. On Wednesday, Norway made the headlines for winning gold at the team...
Feb 17, 2021

Dubai princess' backers seek Biden help to win her freedom
LONDON - Supporters of an Emirati princess held against her will for almost three years are urging Joe Biden to put pressure on her father to release the woman, saying the U.S. president is one of the...
Feb 17, 2021

Groups ask Biden administration to reconsider nuke decision
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Watchdog groups want the Biden administration to reconsider a decision by a U.S. agency not to conduct a more extensive environmental review related to production of the plutonium ...
Feb 17, 2021

Justice minister flags obstacles on road to modernizing legal and court systems
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is flagging some technical difficulties as the legal and court systems try to innovate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lametti told a meeting of the Canad...
Feb 17, 2021

NATO chief urges joint spending as budget debate rolls on
BRUSSELS - Donald Trump is no longer around as president to berate U.S. allies in Europe and Canada for failing to spend enough on their defence budgets. But the debate about military spending appears...
Feb 17, 2021

Several NHLers will wear skates inspired by Willie O'Ree
EXETER, N.H. - A Canadian plant has produced skates honouring the NHL's first Black player as part of Black History Month. Bauer Hockey says the Bauer Innovation Centre in Blainville, Que., produced s...
Feb 17, 2021

CF Montreal not commenting on reports head coach Henry may be joining English club
MONTREAL - CF Montreal says it will not comment after reports surfaced that head coach Thierry Henry may be moving to English club Bournemouth. The MLS club said in an email that it would not comment ...
Feb 17, 2021

Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ has died
Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals and laid waste to political correctness with a merry brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices on the American right, in...
Feb 17, 2021

Phoenix, Erivo and ‘Barb and Star’ among Globes presenters
LOS ANGELES - "Barb and Star" are headed to the Golden Globes - actors Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will be among the presenters at the upcoming ceremony. The Feb. 28 show will reunite several nomine...
Feb 17, 2021

Provinces should prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says new guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations reaffirms the standard set for provinces to prioritize Indigenous people in their vaccination programs. Mil...
Feb 17, 2021