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New foundation seeks to help LGBT rights movement in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Nobel laureate, a Netflix star and a fashion model are among the board members who helped launch an initiative Tuesday to raise money for LGBT rights groups in Poland, where ga...
Jun 01, 2021
Stronger growth expected in rest of 2021 after economy grows 5.6% in first quarter
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy grew at an annual rate of 5.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year before falling back in April, leaving experts looking forward to summer and hopes for household sp...
Jun 01, 2021
Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church off...
Jun 01, 2021
China rejects Australian writer's torture claim in trial
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese government spokesperson on Tuesday rejected an Australian writer's complaint that he was tortured during interrogation before being put on trial on spying charges. The Foreign...
Jun 01, 2021
Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state push B.C. on mining regulations
VANCOUVER - Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways. A group of 25 members of the Washington s...
Jun 01, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 1, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday June 1, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 389,921 new vaccinations administered for a total of 23,861,367...
Jun 01, 2021
Indigenous women's group releases own plan on MMIWG, citing 'toxic' federal process
OTTAWA - The Native Women's Association of Canada has walked away from what it calls a "fundamentally flawed" and politically motivated process to draft a national action plan for implementing the rec...
Jun 01, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, May 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 31, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 389,921 new vaccinations administered for a total of 23,861,367...
May 31, 2021
Charlottetown council votes to remove controversial statue of Sir John A. Macdonald
Charlottetown city council has voted to permanently remove a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from a downtown intersection as a response to recent revelations about Canada's residential school system. ...
May 31, 2021
Head of coal-mining panel says Albertans' trust in resource regulators to be examined
EDMONTON - A public consultation committee on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains will consider why Albertans' level of trust in the province's regulatory bodies is so low, the panel's head said Monday...
May 31, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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