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World hopes for renewed co-operation with US under Biden
MEXICO CITY - World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral co...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden plans temporary halt of oil activity in Arctic refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska - President Joe Biden's administration announced plans Wednesday for a temporary moratorium on oil and gas leasing in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after the Trump administra...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden inaugural: Abrupt pivot to civility in post-Trump era
Washington couldn't turn the page quickly enough from Donald Trump to President Joe Biden. Trump's voice faded from the capital he had animated and antagonized since 2017 as he flew to private life in...
Jan 20, 2021
B.C. coroner calls for better safety training after young BMX champ dies at fish farm
VICTORIA - An investigation report says a Canadian BMX riding champion who died in a workplace accident at a Vancouver Island fish farm lacked proper training to safely do his job.A BC Coroners Servic...
Jan 20, 2021
Hydro expects power to be restored by Wednesday night
PRINCE GEORGE - BC Hydro crews have been working non-stop since a wind storm knocked out power for thousands on Tuesday.Since then they have restored over 95% of power to customers in Prince George an...
Jan 20, 2021
B.C.'s COVID-19 cases trending in right direction, provincial health officer says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer and health minister say the province's COVID-19 case count is "trending in the right direction."Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix ...
Jan 20, 2021
Inauguration sows doubt among QAnon conspiracy theorists
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - For years, legions of QAnon conspiracy theory adherents encouraged one another to "trust the plan" as they waited for the day when President Donald Trump would orchestrate mass arr...
Jan 20, 2021
Senate confirms Biden 1st Cabinet pick as Democrats control
WASHINGTON - Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle t...
Jan 20, 2021
Immigrants cheered by possible citizenship path under Biden
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Immigrants cheered President Joe Biden's plan to provide a path to U.S. citizenship for about 11 million people without legal status, mixing hope with guarded optimism Wednesday amid...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden puts U.S. back into fight to slow global warming
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden returned the United States to the worldwide fight to slow global warming in one of his first official acts Wednesday and immediately launched a series of climate-frien...
Jan 20, 2021