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Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour-based screening
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says Health Canada has approved its request to end the policy that restricts men who have sex with men from donating blood for three months. Canadian Blood Services as...
Apr 28, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand in D.C. to talk Ukraine, Norad with U.S. counterpart
WASHINGTON - Defence Minister Anita Anand is headed to the Pentagon to meet with her American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, as the war in Ukraine injects new urgency into cross-border military priorities...
Apr 28, 2022
Nearly 1,000 Canadian Armed Forces members denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
OTTAWA - The Canadian military says nearly 1,000 members have been denied exemptions from the military's COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen says more ...
Apr 28, 2022
Israel PM's family receives death threat and bullet in mail
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police said Thursday the family of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has received a death threat and bullet in the mail for the second time this week. Israeli media say the targe...
Apr 28, 2022
Ottawa prepares for new convoy, Ontario budget out today : In The News for April 28
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 April 28 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 28, 2022
"It's amazing" - Boucher would love to see Raptors extend playoffs for starved fans
TORONTO - Three years after the Raptors last played post-season basketball at home, nobody on this side of the border wants to see Toronto's run end yet. The Raptors face elimination for the third con...
Apr 28, 2022
European leaders blast cutoff of Russian gas as 'blackmail'
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) - European leaders blasted Russia's decision to cut natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria as "blackmail," saying the cutoff and the Kremlin's warning that it might cease ...
Apr 27, 2022
Boston Red Sox top Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 to end four-game losing skid
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays were forced to search for small victories Wednesday after dropping a 7-1 decision to the Boston Red Sox. Starter Ross Stripling threw a season-high five innings, the te...
Apr 27, 2022
Police group says engagement tour confirms strong support for Alberta RCMP
The National Police Federation says Albertans have spoken loud and clear against the United Conservative government's proposal to replace the RCMP with a new provincial police service.The NPF recently...
Apr 27, 2022
ATA says few Albertans and teachers support Bill 15
The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) says just 3 per cent of Albertans feel that teacher conduct is a top issue in education, and as few as 13 per cent support the outcomes proposed by Bill 15.This...
Apr 27, 2022