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Nobel Peace Prize winners call for journalist protections
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The two journalists who shared this year's Nobel Peace Prize received their awards Friday during a pomp-filled ceremony in Norway, with both warning that the world needs ind...
Dec 10, 2021

German lawmakers back vaccine mandate for health workers
BERLIN (AP) - German lawmakers have overwhelmingly backed a bill that requires staff at hospitals and nursing homes to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Of the 689 votes cast in the lower house ...
Dec 10, 2021

UK court rules on request to send Assange to US for trial
LONDON (AP) - A British appellate court has opened the door for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court ruling that found the WikiLeaks founder's mental healt...
Dec 10, 2021

B.C.'s farm flood disaster and an electric vehicle mandate: In The News for Dec. 10
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 Dec. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 10, 2021

Industry warns of problems facing B.C. dairy industry after heat wave, flooding
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - As farmers clean up after a series of storms hit southern British Columbia, an industry official and operator say some will be forced to leave the industry as costs pile up. A serie...
Dec 10, 2021

Uncertain if Liberals can pass two remaining priority bills before Christmas break
OTTAWA - It's one down and two to go with only a week left for the federal Liberal government to win parliamentary approval of priority legislation before an extended Christmas break. The government h...
Dec 10, 2021

Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to be in place by the end of next year. Roa...
Dec 10, 2021

Syrian refugees who now call Canada home look to help Afghan newcomers
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The living room at Zoheir and Nadia Darrouba's home is a hive of activity in the late afternoon - their older children, just back from school, are taking turns carrying around the...
Dec 10, 2021

'We're going to fight this': Deportation of Inupiaq man living in Canada deferred
Herman Oyagak first travelled to Aklavik, N.W.T., from his home in Alaska by snowmobile in 2018, a trip that takes about 18 hours. It's a journey he does regularly now with his wife Carol, who grew up...
Dec 10, 2021

Connor, Hellebuyck power Jets to 3-0 win over Kraken
SEATTLE (AP) - Kyle Connor scored two goals and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. It was Winnipeg's first shutout of ...
Dec 09, 2021