Monday, January 31, 2022

Kaillie Humphries wants more Olympic gold — only this time in new colours

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For three Olympics, Kaillie Humphries not only competed for Canada — she was a star. Now, she's swapped the Maple Leaf for the star-spangled banner heading into the Beijing Games. But Humphries says her mindset as a competitor remains unchanged.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/bobsleigh/olympics-bobsleigh-kaillie-humphries-speaks-1.6333733?cmp=rss

African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup last week

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The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso until constitutional order is restored in the West African country, the organization announced in a tweet on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/burkina-faso-junta-au-suspended-1.6333768?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

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Students in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are heading back to their classrooms on Monday — a move that comes amid a broader easing of restrictions in the two Atlantic provinces.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-jan31-22-1.6333414?cmp=rss

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Portugal's Socialists stun with majority win in snap election

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Defying all odds, Portugal's centre-left Socialists won an outright parliamentary majority in Sunday's snap general election, securing a strong new mandate for Prime Minister Antonio Costa, a champion of balanced public accounts.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/portugal-snap-election-costa-1.6333318?cmp=rss

It's been 50 years since Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday. The victims' families still want justice

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Hundreds of people gathered in Northern Ireland to mark 50 years since Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days in the conflict known as The Troubles.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bloody-sunday-ireland-anniversary-50-1.6333117?cmp=rss