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States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means
Several states immediately and enthusiastically embraced new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention t hat say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or...
May 14, 2021

New CDC guidance makes it clear: time to reopen Canada-U.S. border, congressman says
WASHINGTON - A U.S. lawmaker who has made a political crusade out of getting the border with Canada reopened is once again pressing his case with President Joe Biden. New York Rep. Brian Higgins has w...
May 14, 2021

Canada, U.S., Mexico to talk trade at first USMCA Free Trade Commission meeting
WASHINGTON - Senior officials from Canada, the United States and Mexico will meet virtually next week for the first Free Trade Commission meeting of the USMCA era. International Trade Minister Mary Ng...
May 14, 2021

Onetime wunderkind Massachusetts mayor guilty of corruption
BOSTON (AP) - A former Massachusetts mayor first elected at the age of 23 by touting himself as a successful entrepreneur was convicted Friday of stealing money from investors in his start-up to bankr...
May 14, 2021

Bloc Québécois leader says next federal election campaign could begin in mid-August
Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet says he sees an opening to begin the next federal election campaign on Aug. 16 if the COVID-19 pandemic is under control.Blanchet, whose party holds 32 seats ...
May 14, 2021

Sportsnet VP Corte is "happy with the progress" of Blue Jays broadcasts on radio
When Blue Jays rights-holder Sportsnet decided to simulcast TV broadcasts on its radio network this year, it left Toronto as the only big-league team without a dedicated radio broadcast crew. The netw...
May 14, 2021

Drayton Valley man accused of $1M cattle fraud
A Drayton Valley man is due in court next week after being accused in a million-dollar case of cattle fraud.The Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch Livestock Investigation Section was called on March 9...
May 14, 2021

100 days to Paralympics: Anderson says a medal in Tokyo would be "extra heavy"
Patrick Anderson has captured four Paralympic and four world championship medals over his stellar wheelchair basketball career. But he says if he and his Canadian teammates can climb the medal podium ...
May 14, 2021

Flames, Canucks keep playing for nothing amid NHL playoff launch
By the time the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks cap their regular seasons, the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins will be well into the first round of their playoff series. Another bizarre ano...
May 14, 2021

Ontario man arrested for sexually assaulting youth he met online
EDMONTON - A cross-Canada investigation between ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation unit and the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) has led to charges against a St. Catharines, Ont. man, and polic...
May 14, 2021