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EU to try again for coordination on China COVID-19 policies

EU to try again for coordination on China COVID-19 policies

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced indiv
Democrat Katie Hobbs takes office as Arizona governor

Democrat Katie Hobbs takes office as Arizona governor

PHOENIX (AP) — Katie Hobbs took the oath of office Monday to become Arizona’s 24th governor and the first Democrat to hold the office since 2009.
Head of group fighting COVID restrictions charged with attempting to obstruct justice

Head of group fighting COVID restrictions charged with attempting to obstruct justice

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Police Service says the president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is facing charges that include attempting to obstruct justice, following his admission in 2021 that he hired a private investigator to follow
Canada extends copyright protection another 20 years to meet new trade obligation

Canada extends copyright protection another 20 years to meet new trade obligation

OTTAWA — There will be no new books, songs or plays added to the public domain in Canada until 2043 after the government squeezed in a change to copyright laws just before the end of 2022. Until Dec.
Jan. 6 panel shutting down after referring Trump for crimes

Jan. 6 panel shutting down after referring Trump for crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan.
Some Saskatchewan Sunwing passengers make it home, others make their own way back

Some Saskatchewan Sunwing passengers make it home, others make their own way back

REGINA — Some Sunwing travellers from Saskatchewan say the airline is leaving them at airports in other provinces, while another says her flight from Mexico that made it to Regina had dozens of empty seats.
Competition Bureau gets temporary stay of Tribunal decision on Roger-Shaw merger

Competition Bureau gets temporary stay of Tribunal decision on Roger-Shaw merger

OTTAWA — The Competition Bureau says a Federal Court has issued an emergency stay temporarily suspending the Competition Tribunal's dismissal of its case against Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.
Gov. Walz pledges to bolster education as he begins 2nd term

Gov. Walz pledges to bolster education as he begins 2nd term

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democratic Gov. Tim Walz pledged Monday to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he took the oath of office for his second term. Minnesota has a “historic opportunity” with its $17.
Convoy organizer says plans to stage a 2023 protest in Winnipeg are off

Convoy organizer says plans to stage a 2023 protest in Winnipeg are off

OTTAWA — Freedom Convoy 2.0 appears to be a bust. Canada Unity, one of the anti-government protest groups behind the protests that headlined much of last year, has called off its plans to restage the event in Winnipeg in February.
Moscow says Ukrainian rocket strike kills 63 Russian troops

Moscow says Ukrainian rocket strike kills 63 Russian troops

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces fired rockets at a facility in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian soldiers were stationed, killing 63 of them, Russia’s defense ministry said Monday, in one of the deadliest attacks on the Kremlin’s forces