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Rule requiring negative COVID test before Chinese flights takes effect
VANCOUVER - Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test when they enter Canada starting today. The Canadian government announced las...
Jan 05, 2023
A year after Canada banned conversion therapy, Ottawa says no criminal charges laid
OTTAWA - Gemma Hickey says when they were in their teens, they went to a faith-based conversion therapy practitioner who had them pray and read literature to try to make them heterosexual. "When I was...
Jan 05, 2023
Thousands pour into St. Peter's for funeral of Benedict XVI
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Mourners poured into St. Peter's Square early Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to pay their final respects to the German theologian who made history by retiri...
Jan 05, 2023
8 found fatally shot in Utah home, including 5 children
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Eight family members, five of them children, were found dead from gunshot wounds in a southern Utah home Wednesday, according to authorities who did not provide more details or a...
Jan 05, 2023
8 found fatally shot in Utah home, including 5 children
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Eight family members, five of them children, were found dead from gunshot wounds in a southern Utah home Wednesday, according to authorities who did not provide more details or a...
Jan 05, 2023
Going for gold: Canada beats U.S. to advance to fourth straight world junior final
Canada is off to the final at the 2023 world junior hockey championship - the fourth straight time the country has reached the tournament's gold-medal game.The defending champions scored six straight ...
Jan 04, 2023
Raptors overcome horrible start en route to 104-101 OT loss to Bucks
TORONTO - Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple double of 30 points, a season-high 21 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 104-101 overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors, who nearl...
Jan 04, 2023
Canada's Shapovalov moves on to Adelaide International tennis quarterfinals
ADELAIDE, Australia - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International Tennis Tournament, defeating Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday. The Richmond Hill, Ont.,...
Jan 04, 2023
Man charged in university student killings arrives in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The suspect in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students has arrived in Idaho, where he is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary. Bry...
Jan 04, 2023
Canada roars back to beat U.S. and advance to gold-medal game at world juniors
HALIFAX - Canada is one step away from its 20th gold medal at the world junior hockey championship. Adam Fantilli scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Thomas Milic was outstanding in maki...
Jan 04, 2023