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Nicole Winfield The Associated Press ROME–The Vatican is calling for a new paradigm of care for older people after what it calls the “massacre” wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, which has disproportionately killed people living in nursing homes. The Vatican’s Pontifical Council of Life issued a position paper Tuesday that […]
Terry Spencer The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–As the Senate’s impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins Tuesday in Washington, a matter even more important to his immediate future is being discussed some 990 miles to the south by the Palm Beach Town Council: Whether he can continue living […]
Bernie Wilson The Associated Press Marty Schottenheimer, who won 200 regular-season games with four NFL teams thanks to his “Martyball” brand of smash-mouth football but regularly fell short in the playoffs, has died. He was 77. Schottenheimer died Monday night in Charlotte, North Carolina, his family said through Bob Moore, […]
Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario will begin to gradually reopen its economy on Wednesday but the government said it would move regions back into lockdown if COVID-19 cases spiked. Premier Doug Ford said the province’s state of emergency would expire as scheduled on Tuesday and regions would […]
Holly McKenzie-Sutter The Canadian Press Toronto’s top doctor says now is not the time to prepare to ease pandemic restrictions in the city, even as the province starts rolling back restrictions in regions with lower case numbers. Dr. Eileen De Villa said Monday that the concerning presence of new, more […]
Stephanie Taylor The Canadian Press REGINA – A newly released document shows prosecutors in Saskatchewan weighed backlash and remorse felt by people accused of posting hateful online messages after the high-profile shooting death of a young Cree man. Tuesday marks the three-year anniversary of the acquittal of Gerald Stanley in […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency of Canada says Ottawa plans to distribute more than 70,000 Pfizer-BiotNTech vaccine doses this week ahead of a major ramp-up, but no Moderna doses are on the schedule. The agency says 70,200 Pfizer doses are forecasted for delivery to the provinces […]
Lisa Mascaro and Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of “political theatre” by Democrats, whom they accused of exploiting for their own party’s gain the chaos and trauma of last month’s riot at the […]
Barry Wilner The Associated Press Credit Tom Brady. Or blame him. When it comes to the Super Bowl’s most successful performer, it all depends upon your perspective. Credit the quarterback, now 43, for his dominance of America’s most popular sporting event like no one before him. Blame him for making […]
Andrew Dampf The Associated Press CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – No fans. Now no race. The opening event of the Alpine skiing world championships scheduled for Monday was postponed due to heavy snowfall. Organizers called the women’s combined off with no immediate new date for the race announced, although the International […]
