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Alberta justice minister hikes fines, promises renewed effort on COVID-19 scofflaws
EDMONTON - Alberta has doubled fines for disobeying public health measures meant to fight COVID-19 and Justice Minister Kaycee Madu is promising a renewed effort to stop public health scofflaws will s...
May 05, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 232,744 new vaccinations administered for a total of 14,284,23...
May 04, 2021
Alberta's Kenney tightens COVID rules to prevent looming hospital catastrophe, triage
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, with surging COVID-19 rates threatening to overwhelm Alberta's hospitals, is reintroducing stricter rules on gatherings, businesses and schools not seen since the firs...
May 04, 2021
What to know about NACI, blood clots and the AstraZeneca and J&J COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - With thousands of doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine creeping towards their expiration date in freezers across Canada, many provinces moved in mid-April to let people as young as 40 start ge...
May 04, 2021
Accused of lacking sensitivity, Legault doubles down on comments about immigrants
Quebec Premier Franois Legault said Tuesday he has no regrets about comments he made on immigration to a business crowd last week. Legault had said that every time the government accepts an immigrant ...
May 04, 2021
Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition, raising the possibility that his Likud party could be pus...
May 04, 2021
UK police on trial accused of soccer player's murder
LONDON - British prosecutors accused a police officer of murder Tuesday for allegedly using unnecessary force against a Black former Premier League soccer player, who died after being kicked in the he...
May 04, 2021
UK police on trial accused of soccer player's murder
LONDON - British prosecutors accused a police officer of murder Tuesday for allegedly using unnecessary force against a Black former Premier League soccer player, who died after being kicked in the he...
May 04, 2021
Tories vote against bill on net-zero emissions as it clears legislative hurdle
OTTAWA - Proposed legislation to support Canada reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 has cleared its first legislative hurdle. Members of Parliament voted 210 to 122 in favour of sending...
May 04, 2021
Quebec junior cabinet minister Marie-Ève Proulx resigns over harassment allegations
Quebec's regional economic development minister resigned Tuesday following allegations spanning several months that she psychologically harassed her staff. Marie-ve Proulx met earlier in the day with ...
May 04, 2021
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