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France suspends all Brazil flights due to virus variants
PARIS - France's prime minister has announced the suspension of all flights between Brazil and France amid concerns over coronavirus variants. Prime Minister Jean Castex made the announcement Tuesday ...
Apr 13, 2021
Johnson & Johnson delays vaccine rollout in Europe
BERLIN - Johnson & Johnson says it is delaying the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine in Europe amid a U.S. probe into rare blood clots. The company announced the decision Tuesday after regulators...
Apr 13, 2021
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime ousted in opening round of Monte Carlo Masters
MONACO - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Monte Carlo Masters after losing 7-6 (3), 6-1 to No. 16 seed Cristian Garin of Chile in the first round. The match resumed Tuesday after rain susp...
Apr 13, 2021
Nuggets guard Jamal Murray suffers knee injury versus Golden State
SAN FRANCISCO - Jamal Murray's season could be in jeopardy.The Nuggets guard from Kitchener, Ont., injured his left knee in the final minute of Denver's 116-107 loss to Golden State on Monday night.Mu...
Apr 13, 2021
Selena Gomez and J.Lo headline vax concert for poor nations
NEW YORK - Backed by an international concert hosted by Selena Gomez and headlined by Jennifer Lopez, Global Citizen is unveiling an ambitious campaign to help medical workers in the world's poorest c...
Apr 13, 2021
Former Alouettes head coach Marv Levy tops 2021 Canadian Football Hall of Fame class
HAMILTON - Marv Levy has joined a very limited fraternity. The 95-year-old Chicago native, who guided the Montreal Alouettes to two Grey Cup titles over five seasons as head coach, headlines the '21 c...
Apr 13, 2021
RCMP under scrutiny one year after mass killing that left 22 dead in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - In the 12 months since a man disguised as a Mountie murdered 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, the RCMP's handling of the horrific case has come under intense scrutiny. Through the intermitten...
Apr 13, 2021
Prince Philip shaped, and was shaped by, a century of tumult
LONDON - Born into an age of revolutions in the wake of a pandemic, Prince Philip lived through a tumultuous century and worked to make the British monarchy a rock of stability in changing times. He b...
Apr 13, 2021
US recommends 'pause' for J&J vaccine over clot reports
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is recommending a "pause" in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint stat...
Apr 13, 2021
Business-seeking singer Akon draws political fire in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda - The American rap artist and singer Akon is drawing criticism from rights activists over his meetings with Uganda's president as he pursues the development of a futuristic city in the...
Apr 13, 2021