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Microsoft pledges to let EU users keep data inside bloc
LONDON - Microsoft is pledging to let business and public sector customers in the European Union keep cloud computing data inside the 27-nation bloc to avert concerns about U.S. government access to s...
May 06, 2021
Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
TOKYO - An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago. The rollout of the petition comes with...
May 06, 2021
Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
TOKYO - An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago. The rollout of the petition comes with...
May 06, 2021
Politically sensitive 'Made in Israel' wine-labelling case sent back to food agency
TORONTO - A finding that wine from the West Bank can be labelled as a product of Israel was not reasoned properly and should now be thrashed out again, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled. As a resu...
May 06, 2021
Canadian Olympic Committee plans to access donated vaccines for athletes
The Canadian Olympic Committee says it believes it will have access to donated COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and BioNTech as part of an IOC program to inoculate athletes and officials preparing f...
May 06, 2021
Quebec to have single, dedicated prosecutor in domestic, sexual violence cases
QUEBEC - Female victims of domestic violence in Quebec will be supported by a single, dedicated prosecutor throughout their legal proceedings. The new policy is part of a $71-million plan announced to...
May 06, 2021
Three Canadian teams to play in women's hockey Dream Gap Tour in Calgary
CALGARY - Canada's top players in women's hockey will finally get to play real games later this month in Calgary. The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (PWHPA) is holding Canada's first...
May 06, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear former broadcast commissioner's challenge of dismissal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a former commissioner's appeal of his dismissal from the federal broadcast regulator. The high court decision means Raj Shoan may have exhausted lega...
May 06, 2021
US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market's growing strength ...
May 06, 2021
Bank of England maintains rates, voices optimism on recovery
LONDON - The Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold and has grown more optimistic about the economic recovery in the U.K. as a result of the rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines. In a prepa...
May 06, 2021