Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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U.S. border agency says COVID vax not essential; Canadians could be denied entry
TORONTO - Canadians attempting to drive across the American border solely for a COVID-19 vaccination, even with a doctor's referral, would be denied entry, the U.S. border agency said on Wednesday. Un...
May 19, 2021
Texas governor signs law banning abortions early as 6 weeks
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed a law that bans abortions in Texas before many women even know they are pregnant and differs singularly from similar efforts nation...
May 19, 2021
Biden, in Netanyahu call, urges `significant de-escalation'
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden stepped up the pressure on Israel to end 10 days of violent fighting with Palestinians, making clear in a call Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he...
May 19, 2021
PBO report finds that NDP plan to slash student debt would cost $4 billion
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says the NDP plan to cut student debt would cost about $4 billion. The New Democrats' campaign-style pledge this spring promised to cancel up to $20,000 in tuitio...
May 19, 2021
Israel's Netanyahu 'determined' to continue Gaza operation
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from the United Sta...
May 19, 2021
Malawi burns 20,000 expired AstraZeneca doses despite pleas
Blantyre, Malawi (AP) - Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines, defying calls not to do so from the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control ...
May 19, 2021
Ottawa professor Hassan Diab must stand trial in Paris bombing: French court
OTTAWA - Hassan Diab's supporters said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must intervene in his case after a French court upheld a decision directing the Ottawa sociology professor to stand trial in the de...
May 19, 2021
John Gomery, judge who led inquiry exposing federal sponsorship scandal, dead at 88
MONTREAL - John Gomery, the judge who led a public inquiry that helped sink a federal government, has died at age 88. His daughter confirmed his death to The Canadian Press on Wednesday. "He was a gia...
May 19, 2021
US writer, feminist Gloria Steinem wins major Spanish prize
MADRID (AP) - A Spanish foundation on Wednesday awarded one of the country's most prestigious awards to U.S. writer and activist Gloria Steinem. The jury that decides the Princess of Asturias Awards a...
May 19, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 283,461 new vaccinations administered for a total of 19,088,...
May 19, 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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