Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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B.C. premier expects those who are vaccinated will get flexibility to do more
VICTORIA - The lifting of more British Columbia health restrictions is likely as the COVID-19 vaccination plan rolls out across the province, Premier John Horgan said Wednesday. However, Horgan says h...
Mar 17, 2021
Canadians not near death gain access to assisted dying as Senate passes Bill C-7
OTTAWA - Intolerably suffering Canadians who are not near the natural end of their lives now have the right to seek medical assistance in dying. And that will eventually include people suffering solel...
Mar 17, 2021
'Two Michaels' detained in China have hearings Friday and Monday, says Garneau
WASHINGTON - Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, the two Canadians detained by China in 2018 as part of a high-stakes trilateral stalemate with the United States, are facing separate court hearings in ...
Mar 17, 2021
White House confirms Canada asked for vaccine help, won't say if U.S. has agreed
WASHINGTON - Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the White House refused to say Wednesday whether it has agreed to the request. Press secret...
Mar 17, 2021
Officials: Violent extremists pose 'elevated threat' to US
WASHINGTON - Violent extremists motivated by a range of political grievances and racial biases pose an "elevated threat" to the United States, officials said Wednesday in an unclassified intelligence ...
Mar 17, 2021
Mounties enforced racist policies, RCMP commissioner says
OTTAWA - The Mounties have enforced racist and discriminatory legislation and policies, with some incidents leaving generational scars, and they should do better in the future, RCMP Commissioner Brend...
Mar 17, 2021
Tax code for charities contributes to systemic racism: Ontario Sen. Ratna Omidvar
OTTAWA - Independent Sen. Ratna Omidvar says the Income Tax Act is perpetuating systemic racism and colonialism in Canada in how it deals with charitable organizations.She is pushing for changes that ...
Mar 17, 2021
Fed expects to keep its key rate near zero through 2023
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve foresees the economy accelerating quickly this year yet still expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pinned near zero through 2023, despite concerns in financial ...
Mar 17, 2021
National decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths starting to level off: Tam
Canada's chief public health officer urged caution Wednesday as a national decline in severe COVID-19 outcomes, such as hospitalizations and deaths, began to level off at the same time as the country'...
Mar 17, 2021
Quebec health officials investigate job posting requiring applicants be white women
MONTREAL - A regional health authority north of Montreal says it is investigating after it was revealed one of its job postings last year for a patient attendant required that candidates be white wome...
Mar 17, 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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