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U.S. snow snarls COVID-19 vaccine delivery; Quebec, Ontario report fewer in hospital
Snowy weather south of the border is snarling vaccine deliveries as Canada's two biggest provinces are reporting a drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Shipping company UPS temporarily closed its operat...
Feb 17, 2021
Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj's father
MINEOLA, N.Y. - A 70-year-old man arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj's father stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn't call for help, police said. ...
Feb 17, 2021
US charges North Korean computer programmers in global hacks
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a destructive attack targeting an American movie studio and an extor...
Feb 17, 2021
Saskatchewan RCMP charge leader of Canadian Nationalist Party with hate speech
REGINA - RCMP in Saskatchewan have charged the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party with wilfully promoting hate against an identifiable group. Police say officers began investigating Travis Patro...
Feb 17, 2021
Chris Paul memoir 'Sixty-One' coming out in September
NEW YORK - NBA All-Star Chris Paul has an off-court project in the works: His first book. Paul's "Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court" will come out in September, St. Martin's Pres...
Feb 17, 2021
Tournament of Hearts first test of Curling Canada's Calgary bubble
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson will miss having her twin daughters ask her when can they go to the hotel pool. The skip of the reigning Canadian women's curling champions says those moments are mental break...
Feb 17, 2021
Chris Paul memoir 'Sixty-One' coming out in September
NEW YORK - NBA All-Star Chris Paul has an off-court project in the works: His first book. Paul's "Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court" will come out in September, St. Martin's Pres...
Feb 17, 2021
Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030
FRANKFURT - Ford is vowing to convert its entire passenger vehicle lineup in Europe to electric power by 2030 in just the latest sign of the seismic technological changes sweeping the auto industry. F...
Feb 17, 2021
Charter renewed for CAPE School
MEDICINE HAT, AB - CAPE School has been granted a 15-year charter by the province.Last fall the school applied for renewal of its charter status. Education Minister Adrianna LaGrange granted the 15-ye...
Feb 17, 2021
Review: Bill Gates offers a hopeful take on climate change
"How to Avoid Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need," by Bill Gates (Knopf) Watching Bill Gates in the news over the years, his demeanour usually is that of an earnest,...
Feb 17, 2021