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Canadiens goaltender Price out at least a week with a concussion
EDMONTON - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be out at least a week due to concussion protocols. Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme updated his star goaltender's status Tuesday. Pric...
Apr 20, 2021
General says Afghan withdrawal will make terror fight harder
WASHINGTON - In a blunt assessment Tuesday, the top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress it will be extremely difficult but not impossible for the U.S. to find, track and take out counterter...
Apr 20, 2021
Also roaring back from pandemic: earth-warming emissions
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin to recover. Worldwide energy-related carbon dioxide...
Apr 20, 2021
Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion, dies
NEW YORK - Jim Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer who wrote Meat Loaf's bestselling "Bat Out Of Hell" debut album as well as hits for Celine Dion, Air Supply and Bonnie Tyler, has died, his brother...
Apr 20, 2021
Navalny's doctors prevented from seeing him at prison clinic
MOSCOW - Several doctors were prevented Tuesday from seeing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prison hospital amid his three-week hunger strike, and authorities stepped up actions against ...
Apr 20, 2021
UN seeks $29M for St. Vincent amid new volcanic threats
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The United Nations announced Tuesday that it is seeking $29.2 million to help St. Vincent recover from ongoing volcanic eruptions that have destroyed homes and crops, contamina...
Apr 20, 2021
Ohio Republicans aim to rename state park after Donald Trump
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A GOP-backed bill introduced Monday would change the name of an Ohio state park to honour former President Donald Trump. The bill primarily sponsored by freshman state Rep. Mike Loych...
Apr 20, 2021
Church leaders seek Home Depot boycott on Georgia voting law
ATLANTA - A group of religious leaders is calling for a boycott of Georgia-based Home Depot, saying the home improvement giant hasn't done enough to oppose the state's new voting laws. African Methodi...
Apr 20, 2021
Other COVID-19 cases in Nunavut linked to ongoing outbreak in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says there's a greater risk of COVID-19 transmission in Iqaluit and other Baffin communities after cases popped up in Kinngait. Dr. Michael Pat...
Apr 20, 2021
Feds pressed to define 'free, prior and informed consent' in UNDRIP bill
OTTAWA - Federal officials are facing calls for greater clarity on how a bill to harmonize Canada's laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples could affect future dev...
Apr 20, 2021