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City thanks citizens, first responders in apt. building rescue
North Battleford Mayor David Gillan took the opportunity to thank not only the firefighters who helped people escape last week's apartment building fire, but also the citizens who assisted. Police and...
Jan 11, 2022

Djokovic back into swing in Australia, visa questions linger
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic held a practice session on Tuesday, a day after he left immigration detention, focusing on defending his Australian Open title even while he still faces the ...
Jan 11, 2022

Djokovic back into swing in Australia, visa questions linger
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic held a practice session on Tuesday, a day after he left immigration detention, focusing on defending his Australian Open title even while he still faces the ...
Jan 11, 2022

Tightening rules for unvaccinated is justified as health system struggles: experts
MONTREAL - As Quebec officials consider tightening the rules for the unvaccinated, health experts in the province say expanding the vaccine passport system is justified because of the high number of C...
Jan 11, 2022

On heels of Jan. 6 clarion call, Biden in Georgia to make case for voting rights
WASHINGTON - Fresh from his Jan. 6 vow to defend democracy, President Joe Biden is in Georgia today to make his case for protecting voting rights in the United States. Democrats have been insisting fo...
Jan 11, 2022

Surge in cases prompts U.S. to issue travel advisory for Canada
Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will do all it can to help provinces and territories cope with the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as infections fuelled by the Omicron variant threaten to overwhelm he...
Jan 11, 2022

COVID cases surge, poll shows support for COVID restrictions: In The News for Jan. 11
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 Jan. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 11, 2022

Slim majority support government lockdowns, restrictions in response to Omicron
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a slim majority of Canadians support the latest round of lockdowns and other government-imposed restrictions as the Omicron variant continue to fuel an explosion in new CO...
Jan 11, 2022

China locks down third city, raising affected to 20 million
BEIJING (AP) - A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. It wasn't clear how lo...
Jan 10, 2022

European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at 65
WASHINGTON (AP) - European Parliament President David Sassoli has died at a hospital in Italy, his spokesman said in a tweet Tuesday. No details were offered in the tweet by spokesman Roberto Cuillo b...
Jan 10, 2022