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Climate ambition, push for electric vehicles driving down need for oil: report
OTTAWA - The expected uptake of electric vehicles and stricter measures world-wide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are the top reasons why a climate-focused research group is calling on governments...
May 26, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...
May 26, 2021
Survey shows 52% of Canadians feel anxious about return to 'normal' after COVID-19
OTTAWA - More than half of Canadians feel somewhat anxious about going back to the way life was before it was turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey shows. Leger asked the question ...
May 26, 2021
Federal auditor to report on Canada's PPE purchases today
OTTAWA - Canada's "Wild West" efforts to buy medical supplies for provincial governments in the midst of a global pandemic will be assessed by the federal auditor general today. The federal government...
May 26, 2021
Actor John Cena faces backlash in China over Taiwan comment
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Actor and professional wrestler John Cena has apologized to fans in China after he called Taiwan a country in a promotional interview for his upcoming film and became the latest ...
May 26, 2021
Actor John Cena faces backlash in China over Taiwan comment
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Actor and professional wrestler John Cena has apologized to fans in China after he called Taiwan a country in a promotional interview for his upcoming film and became the latest ...
May 26, 2021
Joe West breaks umpiring record with 5,376th game
CHICAGO (AP) - No arguing this: Cowboy Joe is No. 1 on the chart. Joe West set baseball's umpiring record when the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 on Tuesday night. West was behind ...
May 26, 2021
Blinken heads to Egypt to shore up Gaza cease-fire efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday as he presses ahead with a diplomatic mission aimed at shoring up a cease-fire that ended an 11-day war betwee...
May 26, 2021
Fracking likely to create stronger, more common earthquakes in B. C: study
More damaging earthquakes can be expected more often in northern British Columbia as fracking oil and gas wells increases pressure underground, says newly published research. "It makes earthquakes mor...
May 26, 2021
Red Deer face covering bylaws aligned with provincial mandate
City council has approved the extension to all three of the face covering bylaws in Red Deer. Council amended the recommendations on the floor to align the timing of the bylaws with provincial face co...
May 25, 2021