Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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More GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to undo Biden win
WASHINGTON - A growing number of Republican lawmakers are joining President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pledging to reject the results when Congress meets next week t...
Jan 02, 2021
GOP rebuffs Trump on $2K aid, defence as Congress wraps up
WASHINGTON - The Senate wrapped up a rare New Year's Day session with Republicans rejecting President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 COVID-19 aid checks and overriding his veto of a sweeping defence...
Jan 02, 2021
NDP strip Niki Ashton of critic roles after recent trip to Greece
A prominent member of the federal New Democrats has lost her cabinet critic positions after travelling to Greece in spite of widespread travel restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. The pa...
Jan 01, 2021
A new year renews concerns for hospitals grappling with COVID-19, experts warn
OTTAWA - The fraught, often frightening year of 2020 may be over, but experts warn the dawn of a new one doesn't leave behind the troubles caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients ...
Jan 01, 2021
Alberta cabinet minister 'naive' in travelling to Hawaii for holiday tradition
EDMONTON - Alberta's municipal affairs minister apologized Friday for vacationing in Hawaii, despite recommendations to stay home, explaining that she wanted to keep up a 17-year family tradition of s...
Jan 01, 2021
In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defence bill
WASHINGTON - Congress on Friday overrode President Donald Trump's veto of a defence policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago, ensuring that the measure becomes law....
Jan 01, 2021
Report: Ethiopian forces killed scores in June-July unrest
NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopian security forces killed more than 75 people and injured nearly 200 during deadly ethnic unrest in June and July following the killing of a popular singer, the Ethiopian Human...
Jan 01, 2021
Officials: Evidence of UK virus strain found in Florida man
MIAMI - Florida health authorities late Thursday reported finding evidence of the latest U.S. case of the new and apparently more contagious coronavirus strain first seen in England, saying it was det...
Dec 31, 2020
Trump extends visa ban; court clears health insurance rule
SAN DIEGO - President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through March 31, while a federal appeals court sided with him...
Dec 31, 2020
Chief justice praises work of federal courts during COVID-19
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is praising federal courts nationwide for their flexibility in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, acknowledging in his annual year-end report th...
Dec 31, 2020
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