Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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No stranger to plagues, Venice opens film fest with caution
VENICE (AP) - Visitors to Venice could be forgiven for not realizing that beyond the majesty of St. Mark's Square and the romance of gondola rides lies a city that centuries ago helped provide a basel...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. Centers for Disease Control urges Americans to 'reconsider' travel to Canada
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department is now urging Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada due to what the Centers for Disease Control call "high" levels of COVID-19 infection. The new Level 3 tr...
Aug 30, 2021
Quebec Health Department recommends third COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised
MONTREAL - Quebec is recommending a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people who have weak immune systems, who are on dialysis or who have received vaccines not approved in Canada, the Health Departm...
Aug 30, 2021
State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
The Education Department announced Monday that it's investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabili...
Aug 30, 2021
Universal Studios sets opening for first theme park in China
BEIJING (AP) - Universal Studios announced Monday that its first theme park in China will open in the country's capital in September. The company set the opening date for Sept. 20, according to a stat...
Aug 30, 2021
Author Murakami criticizes Japan PM over pandemic measures
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami in his monthly radio show Sunday criticized the country's prime minister, saying Yoshihide Suga has ignored a growing COVID-19 surge and public concerns ...
Aug 29, 2021
Latest COVID update Aug. 28 - Sask. reports 369 new cases, one new death
The province reported 369 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, along with one new death. Saturday's case count is the highest since Jan. 15 and the third-highest of the year. Over a third (38.5 per cent...
Aug 28, 2021
Service slowdown needed to deal with rising hospitalizations, SUN president says
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is calling for a temporary slowdown in healthcare services as its members struggle to keep pace with rising hospitalizations under the Delta-driven fourth wave. ...
Aug 28, 2021
Quebec reports more than 600 new daily COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 604 new cases of COVID-19 today, but no additional deaths attributed to the virus. The number marks the third consecutive day that the province has logged more than 600 ...
Aug 28, 2021
US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the global pandemic, accordin...
Aug 27, 2021
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