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COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The use of public health ...
Apr 01, 2022
Amendments to the Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act Now in Force
Amendments to Alberta's Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act introduced in Bill 81: Election Statutes Amendment Act, have now come into force.Provincial officials say up...
Apr 01, 2022
Future waves of COVID-19 likely as Canada undergoes "period of transition": Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer warned Friday the country is in a period of pandemic transition that might see further waves of COVID-19 cases this year. "We anticipate that progress wil...
Apr 01, 2022
Industry looks to budget for help on supply chain problems, domestic production
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being asked to muscle space in next week's budget to help Canada become more productive, and lay investments to lure new companies as part of a push to simplify pande...
Apr 01, 2022
Nicole Gladu, Quebec advocate of medical aid in dying, dies of natural causes
MONTREAL - Nicole Gladu, the Quebec woman who fought to expand the right to medical aid in dying, has died of natural causes. A death notice says Gladu, who suffered from an incurable degenerative dis...
Apr 01, 2022
On April Fools', Congress gets serious about clearing way for legal marijuana in U.S.
WASHINGTON - It may be April Fools' Day, but Democrats in Congress are nonetheless getting serious about legalizing marijuana in the United States. The House of Representatives began the day by debati...
Apr 01, 2022
Reducing emissions through carbon capture in the Industrial Heartland
Officials with the Alberta government say six new proposals will begin exploring how to develop environmentally safe carbon storage hubs to reduce emissions from the industrial heartland around Edmont...
Apr 01, 2022
Canadian Olympian Brent Hayden re-retires after solid performance at Tokyo Games
Canadian Olympic swimmer Brent Hayden has retired - again. Swimming Canada made the announcement this morning. Hayden won bronze in the men's 100-metre freestyle at the 2012 London Olympics. The Missi...
Apr 01, 2022
Toronto Blue Jays extend manager Charlie Montoyo's contract through 2023 season
TORONTO, Kan. - The Toronto Blue Jays extended Charlie Montoyo's contract on Friday, locking up the skipper through the 2023 season. He helped the team to a 91-win campaign last year and finished four...
Apr 01, 2022
'There’s a lot to it': Repatriating Indigenous artifacts from Vatican may take years
Andy Wilson's arduous work of repatriating cultural artifacts of his people is always with his ancestors in mind. "We're here because of them," said Wilson, co-founder of the Skidegate and Haida repat...
Apr 01, 2022