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Andreescu's coach tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Melbourne
Sylvain Bruneau, the coach of Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu, said Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open. In a four-paragraph st...
Jan 16, 2021
Winnipeg Jets cancel practice due to possible COVID-19 exposure
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have cancelled their practice today due to a potential exposure to COVID-19.The NHL team did not provide further details and said information regarding their schedule for ...
Jan 16, 2021
'It was joyous:' Sun returns to some Nunavut communities for first time in weeks
IQALUIT - A sliver of orange rose over Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, earlier this week, tinting the sky pink and the snow a purple hue. The sun washed over the frozen tundra and sparkling sea ice for an hou...
Jan 16, 2021
Nick Taylor gets a break and a birdie and leads Sony Open
HONOLULU - Canadian Nick Taylor pitched in for eagle to get his round headed in the right direction, and he kept going until he finished with a good break and one last birdie for an 8-under 62 and a t...
Jan 16, 2021
Less pomp, very different circumstances as D.C. prepares to inaugurate Biden, Harris
WASHINGTON - Some pomp. Very different circumstances. Inauguration day is supposed to be a star-spangled showcase of inalienable democratic spirit, the sort of patriotic, bunting-festooned display tha...
Jan 16, 2021
Less pomp, very different circumstances as D.C. prepares to inaugurate Biden, Harris
WASHINGTON - Some pomp. Very different circumstances. Inauguration day is supposed to be a star-spangled showcase of inalienable democratic spirit, the sort of patriotic, bunting-festooned display tha...
Jan 16, 2021
Uganda says president wins 6th term as vote-rigging alleged
KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda's electoral commission announced Saturday that longtime President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth five-year term, while top opposition challenger Bobi Wine alleges rigging and...
Jan 16, 2021
New landmark takes off in Buckland
After ten days of restoration work, a minor delay due to an ice storm and a final high-stress installation involving multiple pieces of machinery, Highway 3 just west of Prince Albert has a new landma...
Jan 16, 2021
Pragmatic governor Laschet elected to lead Merkel's party
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany's most populous state, as its new leader - sending a signal of continuity mont...
Jan 16, 2021
Iranian Guard holds anti-warship ballistic missile drill
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill Saturday launching anti-warship ballistic missiles at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean, state television reported, amid h...
Jan 16, 2021
