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Russia: Navalny on hunger strike to protest prison treatment
MOSCOW - Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday he has started a hunger strike to protest authorities' failure to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains. In a ...
Mar 31, 2021
Reversing Trump, Pentagon releases new transgender policies
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Wednesday swept away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care...
Mar 31, 2021
PBO sees $363 billion deficit, warns of pitfalls from Liberals' promised stimulus
OTTAWA - The federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic should send the deficit to $363.4 billion, Parliament's spending watchdog says in an outlook on federal finances just under three weeks out from ...
Mar 31, 2021
EU says 'no evidence' to restrict use of AstraZeneca vaccine
BERLIN - The head of the European Medicines Agency said Wednesday that there is "no evidence" that would support restricting use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in any population, as Germany has ...
Mar 31, 2021
New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana
New Yorkers over the age of 21 can now possess and use up to 3 ounces of cannabis in public under a legalization bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, while sales of recreational-use marijuana w...
Mar 31, 2021
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor's mask mandate
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate on Wednesday, stripping the governor of one of his last remaining tools to curb the spread of...
Mar 31, 2021
Quebecers to hold events ahead of Easter holiday to honour female victims of violence
MONTREAL - Several events are taking place across Quebec ahead of the Easter holiday to honour the memories of the women who have recently died in the province from domestic assault. The association o...
Mar 31, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 169,920 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,470,88...
Mar 31, 2021
Quebec politicians denounce rise in online hate as Ottawa prepares to act
MONTREAL - Death threats over an animal control plan, personal insults over stop signs, social media attacks targeting spouses - these are examples of what politicians in Quebec say has become an incr...
Mar 31, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 169,920 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,470,...
Mar 30, 2021
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8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...
