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COVID-19 vaccinations for RCMP officers should be a priority, union tells officials
OTTAWA - The union representing front-line RCMP officers is asking federal and provincial officials to consider Mounties for priority access to COVID-19 vaccination. The National Police Federation say...
Feb 04, 2021
B.C. strengthens mask rules for middle, high school students and K-12 staff
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister said safety protocols must evolve alongside the COVID-19 pandemic as she announced an expansion of mask requirements in schools. Jennifer Whiteside sai...
Feb 04, 2021
Biden delays Trump rule that weakened wild bird protections
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Biden administration said Thursday it was delaying a rule finalized in former President Donald Trump's last days in office that would have drastically weakened the government's p...
Feb 04, 2021
Raises from pay equity law to land three years after rules take effect, watchdog says
OTTAWA - Canada's pay equity commissioner says the first raises under soon-to-be-enacted legislation should happen by 2024. Commissioner Karen Jensen also said that it may take several more years befo...
Feb 04, 2021
Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm th...
Feb 04, 2021
After Canada's Proud Boys decision, U.S. lawmakers confront white supremacy threat
WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers are coming to grips with what experts warned Thursday is a dangerous and escalating threat of homegrown violent extremism following last month's riots on Capitol Hill. Memb...
Feb 04, 2021
Indigenous health legislation needed to end racism in health care: Miller
OTTAWA - The high uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Indigenous communities might show a level of trust in the government but it remains "thin," Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Thursday as h...
Feb 04, 2021
Feds call for continued vigilance as Canada sees 30 per cent drop in COVID cases
Canada has seen nearly a 30 per cent drop in active COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, but the country's chief public health officer says strict measures should remain in place as more contagious...
Feb 04, 2021
Every vaccine maker was asked to make their doses in Canada and all said no: Anand
OTTAWA - Every COVID-19 vaccine maker Canada signed a contract with last summer was asked if they could make the doses in Canada and all of them concluded they could not, Procurement Minister Anita An...
Feb 04, 2021
Yellen warns of 'tough months' ahead, urges congress to act
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned of "tough months ahead" with COVID-19 continuing to flare, making it critical that Congress pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package....
Feb 04, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...