Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Swiss narrowly back proposal to ban face coverings in public
BERLIN - Swiss voters narrowly approved on Sunday a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protest...
Mar 07, 2021
Russia scores points with vaccine diplomacy, but snags arise
MOSCOW - Russia's boast in August that it was the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine led to skepticism at the time because of its insufficient testing. Six months later, as demand for th...
Mar 07, 2021
Biden marks 'Bloody Sunday' by signing voting rights order
WASHINGTON - A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweepi...
Mar 07, 2021
China tells Biden to reverse 'dangerous practice' on Taiwan
BEIJING - China's foreign minister warned the Biden administration on Sunday to roll back former President Donald Trump's "dangerous practice" of showing support for Taiwan, the island democracy claim...
Mar 07, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic prompts recent newcomers to leave Canada for their home countries
OTTAWA - The economic and life disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted some recent immigrants to leave Canada and return to their countries of origin, where they have more social and f...
Mar 07, 2021
A quick look at recently implemented changes to Canada's Divorce Act
VICTORIA - Changes to the federal Divorce Act went into effect on March 1. Here is a look at some of the changes: - The amendments outline specific factors to be considered when a court decides what w...
Mar 07, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Mar. 7, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday March 7, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 76,108 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,329,622 d...
Mar 07, 2021
Mother of slain daughters supports recent changes to Canada's Divorce Act
VICTORIA - Legal experts and a mother whose ex-partner was convicted of murdering their two daughters hope changes to Canada's Divorce Act will better protect children. Changes to the law took effect ...
Mar 07, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, March 6, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 6, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 76,108 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,329,622...
Mar 06, 2021
Spy warrant shortcomings stretch back almost a decade, newly released audit shows
OTTAWA - A newly released audit report shows that difficulties with the judicial warrant process at Canada's spy agency - an issue that made headlines last summer - stretch back at least nine years. I...
Mar 06, 2021
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...