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Nicaragua says it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez, 18 priests from jail, handed them over to Vatican
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Nicaraguan government said Sunday it released Bishop Rolando lvarez and 18 clergy members from jail and handed them over to Vatican authorities. They had been jailed more than a...
Jan 14, 2024
Older, immunocompromised people may get COVID-19 vaccine dose in spring, NACI says
OTTAWA - Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization says some groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 should be eligible for another dose of vaccine in the spring. The re...
Jan 14, 2024
Fire from Lebanon kills 2 Israeli civilians as the Israel-Hamas war rages for 100th day
Two civilians were killed in northern Israel on Sunday after an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon hit their home in a town near the border, raising new concerns of a second front erupting against t...
Jan 14, 2024
Winnipeg's Bowness, Vancouver's Tocchet to coach at NHL all-star game
NEW YORK - Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks will join Boston's Jim Montgomery and Peter Laviolette of the New York Rangers as head coaches at the NHL all-sta...
Jan 14, 2024
Quebec's common front unionized workers to begin voting on new deal with province
MONTREAL - About 420,000 unionized public sector workers will begin voting Monday on an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government over a new collective deal. The workers, who are part ...
Jan 14, 2024
Lara Gut-Behrami wins a super-G for 20th career World Cup win in favored event for Olympic champion
ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) - The standout super-G skier of her generation, Lara Gut-Behrami raced to a 20th career World Cup win Sunday in her favored event that overall standings leader Mika...
Jan 14, 2024
P.A.'s Zablocki nets assist to help Canada claim bronze over Finland at U18 Women's World Championships
ZUG, Switzerland - Chloe Primerano scored twice and added an assist to lead Canada to an 8-1 victory over Finland on Sunday in the bronze-medal game at the world women's under-18 hockey championship.C...
Jan 14, 2024
Standout slalom skier Manuel Feller denies Norway racers emotional World Cup win after Kilde crash
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - World Cup slalom leader Manuel Feller denied the Norwegian men an emotional win Sunday, one day after their team leader Aleksander Aamodt Kilde crashed in downhill and was a...
Jan 14, 2024
Canadian men's field hockey team puts jobs aside in bid to qualify for Paris Olympics
Once again, Gordon Johnston has put his career as a civil engineer on hold to wear Canadian colours. So have many others on the Canadian men's field hockey team, with occupations ranging from student ...
Jan 14, 2024
NHL releases all-star game jerseys in collaboration with Justin Bieber
The NHL and Adidas have teamed up with Justin Bieber to create a new collection of jerseys for the NHL all-star game in Toronto next month. The hockey league says the jerseys were designed in collabor...
Jan 14, 2024