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Medical and public health experts make list of new additions to Order of Canada
OTTAWA - It was near the end of June that Dr. Vivek Goel decided to give up his job as vice-president research at the University of Toronto to make whatever contribution he could as a public health ph...
Dec 30, 2020
EU officials formally sign post-Brexit trade deal with UK
BRUSSELS - The European Union's top officials on Wednesday formally signed the long fought-over post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and E...
Dec 30, 2020
Poll suggests pandemic made some Canadians more grateful for what they have
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has made some Canadians feel more grateful for what they have.The poll from Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies found respondents cited th...
Dec 30, 2020
Quebec leaders forced to confront systemic racism in 2020
MONTREAL - It was a former CFL player and community activist who helped push the concept of systemic racism to the forefront in Quebec politics this year, after forcing the city of Montreal to confron...
Dec 30, 2020
Premier Blaine Higgs looking to use pandemic to 'reinvent' New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - Blaine Higgs says 2020 taught him a lot about the importance of perseverance. The New Brunswick Premier says his province held the line this year against COVID-19, guarding Atlantic Cana...
Dec 30, 2020
UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage
LONDON - Britain on Wednesday authorized emergency use of a second COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the "vaccine f...
Dec 29, 2020
Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY - As the NBA neared its restart in late July, its players vowed to keep the calls for social justice reform at the forefront in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd and Breonn...
Dec 29, 2020
Two die in B.C. avalanche as forecasters warn of 'complex,' 'weak' snowpack
PEMBERTON, B.C. - RCMP say two men have died in an avalanche north of Whistler, B.C. A statement from the Mounties says the victims were snow biking when they were reported missing late Monday near Go...
Dec 29, 2020
Padres acquire RHP Yu Darvish in blockbuster trade with Cubs
CHICAGO - The aggressive San Diego Padres traded for another big arm on Tuesday night, acquiring Yu Darvish in a blockbuster deal with the Chicago Cubs. The Padres got Darvish, catcher Victor Caratini...
Dec 29, 2020
Kispert, Ayayi lead No. 1 Gonzaga over Dixie State 112-67
SPOKANE, Wash. - Corey Kispert scored 25 points, Joel Ayayi added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and top-ranked Gonzaga beat short-handed Dixie State 112-67 on Tuesday night. Oumar Ballo added 17 points o...
Dec 29, 2020