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Commons committee calls for reshaping of EI to cover gig workers, self-employed
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending a boost to the value and duration of employment insurance benefits, and expanding the system to cover gig workers and the self-employed. Its repor...
Jun 17, 2021
UK records over 10,000 virus cases for first time since Feb
LONDON (AP) - The U.K.'s latest surge in coronavirus infections gathered pace Thursday with new confirmed cases rising above 10,000 for the first time in nearly four months as a result of the spread o...
Jun 17, 2021
Zambia's first president Kenneth Kaunda dies at age 97
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - Zambia's first president and champion of African independence Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97, the country's president Edgar Lungu announced on Facebook Thursday evening...
Jun 17, 2021
Greens' Annamie Paul asks party execs for 'space to unify,' tells PM to 'back off'
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul is asking party brass and the prime minister to give her "the space to unify" the party ahead of a general meeting that could serve as a referendum on her leadership...
Jun 17, 2021
Freeze promotions until military commanders are screened for misconduct: Committee
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee has called for a freeze on all promotions and salary increases for the military's top brass until they can be screened for past incidents of inappropriate behaviour....
Jun 17, 2021
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines now preferred second dose for AstraZeneca recipients: NACI
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Thursday people who got the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as their first dose should get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot. On...
Jun 17, 2021
Virtual Supreme Court hearings to continue beyond pandemic, chief justice says
OTTAWA - Canada's chief justice says the Supreme Court will continue to hold virtual hearings beyond the COVID-19 pandemic if participants agree to them. At a news conference Thursday, Richard Wagner ...
Jun 17, 2021
Fauci: US to spend $3.2B for antiviral pills for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to advance development of antiviral pills for COVID-19, officials said Thursday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease exp...
Jun 17, 2021
High court sides with Catholic agency in foster care dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working with same-sex couples as foster parents. The ...
Jun 17, 2021
Ottawa pledges $115 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees
OTTAWA - The federal government will provide $115 million in aid over two years for millions of Venezuelan asylum seekers living in countries in South and Central America and the Caribbean, said Inter...
Jun 17, 2021
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8:30 - As we eagerly await the Premier's visit to China in hopes of striking a deal to remove canola tariffs, we're stil...