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British PM seeks to bolster economy, union in new parliament
LONDON (AP) - The U.K. government sought to capitalize on its electoral strength Tuesday, outlining a sweeping legislative agenda to bolster the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, defuse tensions th...
May 11, 2021

Signs of optimism as NYC sees rise in tourism, bit by bit
NEW YORK (AP) - The once-deserted steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art are filling up with visitors again. Hotel lobbies are losing their desolate feel. Downtown, people are back to taking sel...
May 11, 2021

Poll: Most in US who remain unvaccinated need convincing
Fewer Americans are reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine than just a few months ago, but questions about side effects and how the shots were tested still hold some back, according to a new poll that hi...
May 11, 2021

Gaza militants, children among 24 dead as Israel hits Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two border tunnels dug by militants, as Hamas and other ar...
May 11, 2021

Russian school shooting in Kazan kills 7 students, 1 teacher
MOSCOW - A gunman attacked a school Tuesday morning in the Russian city of Kazan, killing eight people - seven eighth-grade students and a teacher - and leaving 21 others hospitalized with wounds, Rus...
May 11, 2021

Canadians still confident in vaccines and oilsands outbreak : In The News for May 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 11, 2021

Federal government unlocks $740 million in airport relief
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a basket of programs to bolster airports with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding first announced back in November. A government official, who spoke...
May 11, 2021

Health care providers, advocates cry foul over stalled action on pharmacare
OTTAWA - Doctors and nurses on the front lines of Canada's health system are sounding the alarm after the Liberal government appears to have put its promise of a national pharmacare program on the bac...
May 11, 2021

Vaccine confidence in Canada holds steady despite AstraZeneca safety concerns: poll
OTTAWA - A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests ...
May 11, 2021

Red Deer 2021 tax notices on their way
Red Deer property owners can expect to receive their 2021 property tax notices in their mailboxes and inboxes soon as The City is sending them out today. Property tax notices were mailed earlier than ...
May 10, 2021