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Snyder to buy out other Washington owners, pending approval
Dan Snyder is buying out the Washington Football Team's minority owners and will become the sole owner of the club. An NFL spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that Snyder's application for a debt waiver ...
Mar 24, 2021

Researchers unveil new image of black hole that they will help unlock its mysteries
A team of international scientists that includes a Canadian researcher has released a more detailed image of a black hole. The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ont., says the n...
Mar 24, 2021

Orders for manufactured goods fell sharp 1.1% in February
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell a sharp 1.1% in February with demand in a key sector that tracks business investment also dropping. Orders for durable good...
Mar 24, 2021

EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID vaccines
BRUSSELS - The European Union is moving toward stricter export controls to ensure more COVID-19 shot supplies for the bloc that should boost its flagging vaccine drive. The EU's executive body said We...
Mar 24, 2021

Firefighter trapped in assisted living home blaze found dead
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. - A firefighter who was trapped in a blaze that swept through a suburban New York assisted living home was found dead Wednesday, a day after the fire caused a partial collapse of t...
Mar 24, 2021

465 new COVID cases in Alberta Tuesday
EDMONTON, AB- Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.465 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the to...
Mar 24, 2021

Alphonso Davies looks to make mark off the pitch, becomes UNHCR goodwill ambassador
Alphonso Davies has already made his mark on the soccer pitch. Now the young Bayern Munich star is expanding his reach. The 20-year-old from Edmonton, currently in Florida with the Canadian national t...
Mar 24, 2021

B.C. Premier John Horgan to announce partnerships in COVID immunization plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on the provincial COVID-19 immunization team, are to reveal more information today on the vaccine rollout. A government r...
Mar 24, 2021

AP journalist Thein Zaw released from detention in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar - Thein Zaw, a journalist for The Associated Press who was arrested more than three weeks ago while covering a protest against the coup in Myanmar, was released from detention on Wedne...
Mar 24, 2021

Ontario budget today; No clear winner in Israeli election: In The News for March 24
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 24 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 24, 2021