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Blue Bombers re-sign versatile defensive back Brandon Alexander
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American defensive back Brandon Alexander on a one-year contract extension. Alexander returns to the Bombers for a fourth season. The Orlando native wa...
Jan 11, 2021
Feds change sick-leave benefit, applicants required to say if they travelled
OTTAWA - Anyone applying for three federal benefits will now need to say whether they are in quarantine because they travelled outside the country. The Canada Revenue Agency announced the new requirem...
Jan 11, 2021
Cohen seeks to dismantle Trump legacy, one podcast at a time
NEW YORK - The rehabilitation of Michael Cohen has reached a surreal new stage: Quizzing the actor Ben Stiller about his approach to impersonating him on "Saturday Night Live." Since September, Presid...
Jan 11, 2021
AP Exclusive: Biden inauguration theme: 'America United'
WASHINGTON - The theme for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will be "America United," an issue that's long been a central focus for Biden but one that's taken on added weight in the wake of th...
Jan 11, 2021
Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders in Russia for talks
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hosted his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan, their first meeting since a Russia-brokered truce ended six weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Kara...
Jan 11, 2021
First lady 'disappointed' by Trump supporters' Capitol riot
WILMINGTON, Del. - Melania Trump said Monday that she is "disappointed and disheartened" by the deadly riot at the Capitol last week by supporters of her husband. But in breaking her silence, she also...
Jan 11, 2021
Pope says women can read at Mass, but still can't be priests
ROME - Pope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, while continuing to affirm that they cannot be priests. Francis amended the law to formalize and ...
Jan 11, 2021
Israel announces new settlements, risking Biden's anger
JERUSALEM - Israel on Monday advanced plans to build 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move that could strain ties with the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden. Prime...
Jan 11, 2021
Biden chooses veteran diplomat Burns as CIA director
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden announced Monday he has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director. A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, Burns, 64, had a 33-year career a...
Jan 11, 2021
Hong Kong's new top judge urges impartiality in courts
Hong Kong's new top judge warned Monday that the semiautonomous Chinese territory's courts need to show they are impartial amid a flurry of politically charged cases or risk losing public trust. Hong ...
Jan 11, 2021
