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Fauci: US to spend $3.2B for antiviral pills for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to advance development of antiviral pills for COVID-19, officials said Thursday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease exp...
Jun 17, 2021
High court sides with Catholic agency in foster care dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working with same-sex couples as foster parents. The ...
Jun 17, 2021
Ottawa pledges $115 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees
OTTAWA - The federal government will provide $115 million in aid over two years for millions of Venezuelan asylum seekers living in countries in South and Central America and the Caribbean, said Inter...
Jun 17, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 17, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 476,411 new vaccinations administered for a total of 30,377,...
Jun 17, 2021
Abusive conditions in Canada's immigration detention system: human rights groups
OTTAWA - Canada detains thousands of asylum seekers every year in often-abusive conditions where people of colour appear to be held for longer periods, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International sai...
Jun 17, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 476,411 new vaccinations administered for a total of 30,37...
Jun 16, 2021
Justice Dept.: Missouri governor can't void federal gun laws
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is warning Missouri officials that the state can't ignore federal law, after the governor signed a bill last week that bans police from enforcing federal gun r...
Jun 16, 2021
Government defying order to produce documents on fired scientists: Speaker
OTTAWA - Conservatives want to invoke a rarely used procedure to publicly rebuke the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada over his refusal to produce unredacted documents related to the firing o...
Jun 16, 2021
Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th fed...
Jun 16, 2021
Fact check: Putin's errant claim that Canada is second-leading source of cyberattacks
OTTAWA - Russian President Vladimir Putin contradicted the evidence Wednesday when he asserted Russians are not a leading source of cyberattacks on the United States and other countries. They are. A l...
Jun 16, 2021
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