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Internet access restored as Myanmar coup protests grow
YANGON, Myanmar - As enthusiastic crowds of tens of thousands marched through the streets of Myanmar's biggest city on Sunday to protest last week's coup, their spirits were lifted by the return of in...
Feb 07, 2021
Glacier breaks in India's north, flooding power plant, homes
LUCKNOW, India - Indian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a mountain glacier broke, sending a massive flood of water and debris slamming into two dams and damaging a number ...
Feb 07, 2021
Search underway for 3 climbers on K2 mountain in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - An aerial search was underway Sunday to find three experienced climbers who lost contact with base camp during what would be only the second winter ascent of K2, the world's second highest...
Feb 07, 2021
UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down
SAINT-HERBLAIN, France - French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate. The buyer? The United Kingdom...
Feb 07, 2021
Grief persists for spouses of first responders, soldiers killed in line of duty
OTTAWA - Angela Gevaudan recalls the first year after her RCMP-officer husband was killed on duty as a whirlwind of responsibility and emotion that offered her little time to process her grief and los...
Feb 07, 2021
'Jarring experience' in B.C. psych wards because of 'uniquely problematic' law
VANCOUVER - A peer-support worker who helps youth with mental health challenges says being involuntarily detained in a psychiatric facility half a dozen times has given him insight into the lack of le...
Feb 07, 2021
Calgary Flames down Edmonton Oilers 6-4 to kick off NHL season's Battle of Alberta
CALGARY - Mikael Backlund helped the Calgary Flames overcome a sluggish start with a goal and two assists in a 6-4 win Saturday over the Edmonton Oilers. Milan Lucic, Johnny Gaudreau and Dillon Dube e...
Feb 07, 2021
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime loses to Daniel Evans in Murray River Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime lost to Great Britain's Daniel Evans in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 in the Murray River Open final in Melbourne, Australia. Auger-Aliassime, the third-...
Feb 06, 2021
Young, Capela pace Hawks in 132-121 win over Raptors
ATLANTA - Trae Young had 28 points and 13 assists, Clint Capela finished with 23 points and 16 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Toronto Raptors 132-121 to snap a three-game losing streak S...
Feb 06, 2021
Rodgers wins 3rd MVP, Donald gets 3rd top defensive player
A pair of Aarons pulled off an NFL hat trick Saturday night. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers earned his third Associated Press Most Valuable Player award, while Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald to...
Feb 06, 2021
