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Attack on Saudi oil site fuels upward march for crude prices
BANGKOK - Oil prices remained elevated Monday as Saudi Arabian oil facilities were targeted by drone strikes just days after the largest crude exporting nations in the world said they would not increa...
Mar 08, 2021

Provincial and federal governments team for carbon emissions reduction working group
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is teaming with Ottawa on a new working group that will explore ways to reduce emissions, diversify the economy and create jobs.The group will comprise of offi...
Mar 08, 2021

Alberta seeks ideas to improve COVID vaccine capacity
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is looking for proposals on how it can better understand and explore opportunities related to its vaccine capacity.The province says they are looking for a lon...
Mar 08, 2021

Commons committee expands probe to include allegations against current defence chief
OTTAWA - Members of the House of Commons defence committee have agreed to invite several senior Liberal government officials to testify as part an expanded probe into allegations of misconduct against...
Mar 08, 2021

Pfizer first expected vaccine wouldn't be approved in Canada until February
OTTAWA - The president of Pfizer Canada says when the company signed a purchase agreement last August it didn't expect its vaccine to get approved here until February. Cole Pinnow also told the House ...
Mar 08, 2021

The Naked Cowboy arrested while performing at Bike Week
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A Times Square performer known as the Naked Cowboy was arrested on a misdemeanour charge of resisting arrest without violence and cited for panhandling while working a gig at Bik...
Mar 08, 2021

Toronto Raptors using all-female broadcast crew for televised game later this month
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will have women in every on-air role on a televised game later this month. The NBA team made the announcement on International Women's Day. Meghan McPeak will have the pl...
Mar 08, 2021

Restrictions easing in some provinces as U.S. issues advice to those fully vaccinated
Restrictions meant to stem the spread of COVID-19 are easing in parts of Ontario and Quebec, as well as all of New Brunswick. Ontario is lifting stay-at-home orders today in Toronto, Peel Region and N...
Mar 08, 2021

Interactive map recognizes Canadian places named for women
OTTAWA, ON - Place names have an important role in recognizing, preserving and strengthening Canada's history and culture. Today, on International Women's Day, the Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., Canad...
Mar 08, 2021

Rolling back progress for women should not be COVID-19's legacy: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic should not be rolling back progress Canadian women made before the crisis. Speaking at a virtual Daughters of the Vote e...
Mar 08, 2021