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COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says he might impose tougher travel restrictions to reduce the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, as Atlantic Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak shows no signs of let...
May 06, 2021
Red Dress Day recognized in Red Deer
A number of Red Deerians gathered outside Shining Mountains Living Community Services Wednesday morning to recognize the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and...
May 06, 2021
Ontario First Nations group backs Line 5 shutdown, slams Ottawa for fighting back
WASHINGTON - A prominent First Nations group in Ontario is accusing the federal government of putting the oil and gas industry ahead of protecting the Great Lakes. The Anishinabek Nation says it is di...
May 06, 2021
Productivity rebounds at solid 5.4% rate in first quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity posted a sharp rebound between January and March after falling in the previous quarter. Labor costs declined slightly. Productivity increased at an annual rate of 5.4% i...
May 06, 2021
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