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Revelers throng to New Year’s parties after COVID hiatus
Revelers in major city centers across Europe and the Middle East were ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks, as many cities around the globe celebrated New Year's Eve without restrictions for...
Dec 31, 2022
Ottawa to temporarily require negative COVID-19 test from travellers from China
Ottawa plans to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada, beginning in early January. The federal government says in a ...
Dec 31, 2022
Montreal jail manager suspended after death of illegally-detained 21-year-old man
MONTREAL - A manager has been suspended from his duties at the Montreal jail where a 21-year-old man suffered fatal injuries during an intervention by guards last week. Quebec's Public Security Depart...
Dec 31, 2022
World juniors: Switzerland through to quarterfinals with shootout win over Slovakia
MONCTON, N.B. - Switzerland's Rodwin Dionicio played hero at the world junior hockey championship Saturday, earning his team a 4-3 shootout win over Slovakia. Dionicio, a defenceman for the Ontario Ho...
Dec 31, 2022
Canadian Cardinal mourns Pope Benedict XVI, says writings will guide for centuries
MONTREAL - Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is being remembered in Canada for his intellect and theological influence on the Catholic Church he led for nearly nine years. Cardinal Thomas Collins praised the...
Dec 31, 2022
Canadian Cardinal mourns Pope Benedict XVI, says writings will guide for centuries
MONTREAL - Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is being remembered in Canada for his intellect and theological influence on the Catholic Church he led for nearly nine years. Cardinal Thomas Collins praised the...
Dec 31, 2022
Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at age 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job...
Dec 31, 2022
Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. A statem...
Dec 31, 2022
Quebecers are listening to less local music; artists hope Bill C-11 will change that
MONTREAL - Quebecers are increasingly streaming music online but listening less often to francophone artists, a trend members of the province's music industry hope will be reversed with a new federal ...
Dec 31, 2022
Connor McDavid shines as Oilers pound Kraken 7-2
SEATTLE (AP) - Connor McDavid had a goal and four assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 7-2 on Friday night. Zach Hyman and Klim Kostin each scored twice as Edmonton won for the thi...
Dec 31, 2022