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Seventeen-year-old gunned down in Montreal's first homicide of 2022
Montreal police say a 17-year-old male is dead after a shooting Thursday evening in the city's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. The victim was shot at least once near the corner of Rivard and Roy Streets. ...
Jan 14, 2022
In vaccination battles, pro athletes become proxy players
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The pandemic-era saga of tennis star Novak Djokovic in Australia this week is but one of many: Pro athletes who have refused to be vaccinated have been put at center court in a larg...
Jan 14, 2022
Omicron making life difficult for mathematicians trying to track COVID-19
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The highly transmissible Omicron variant is forcing mathematicians to rework the models that have helped shaped Canada's understanding of COVID-19, as well as the country's response...
Jan 14, 2022
Bayern Munich says Canadian star Alphonso Davies has heart muscle issue after COVID bout
MUNICH - Alphonso Davies' return from a bout of COVID-19 has been put on hold with Bayern Munich saying the Canadian star shows signs of an inflammation of the heart muscle. The 21-year-old from Edmon...
Jan 14, 2022
P.A.'s Viklund named to coaching staff to first-ever provincial U18 women's football squad
When Ashley Viklund isn't busy winning Western Women's Canadian Football League championships with the Saskatoon Valkyries, she's teaching the game to the youth. Viklund was named to the provincial co...
Jan 14, 2022
Ukraine's government websites targeted in a hacking attack
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A number of government websites in Ukraine were temporarily down on Friday after a huge hacking attack, Ukrainian officials said. While it was not immediately clear who was behind...
Jan 14, 2022
Djokovic ruling fits with Australia's tough immigration line
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh. But Australia has long taken a sev...
Jan 14, 2022
Djokovic ruling fits with Australia's tough immigration line
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh. But Australia has long taken a sev...
Jan 14, 2022
Weighing COVID restrictions and Prince Andrew's troubles: In The News for Jan. 14
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. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 14, 2022
Some nurses still don't have proper COVID-19 personal protective equipment: union
OTTAWA - When news of the first cases of COVID-19 began cropping up in Canada in early 2020, Linda Silas was one of the first to ring alarm bells about the lack of proper personal protective equipment...
Jan 14, 2022
