Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
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Environmentalists press Bank of Canada to be more active on climate change
OTTAWA - Environmentalists are pressing Canada's central bank to become more forceful in driving financing towards green investments, including actively buying a proposed federal tool to fund the tran...
May 21, 2021
Let them splash: Ontario reverses course, allows splash pads to open this weekend
OTTAWA - Ontarians looking for respite from the heat will be able to cool off at a splash pad after all. The province says they can open starting Saturday along with golf courses under its staged plan...
May 21, 2021
Canada welcomes ceasefire ending 11-day war in Gaza, Israel that killed hundreds
OTTAWA - Canada welcomes a ceasefire ending the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas that left hundreds of people dead, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says. In a statement posted on his Twitter ...
May 21, 2021
New survey a 'first step' to dismantling anti-Black racism, says researcher
TORONTO - Seven in 10 Black Canadians have experienced racism on a regular or occasional basis, suggests a preliminary study that experts are calling a "first step" toward dismantling systemic discrim...
May 21, 2021
Members of Ontario church cannot sue over expulsions from congregation: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Former members of a Toronto church do not have legal recourse over their expulsions from the congregation, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a decision likely to have implications for other...
May 21, 2021
'Like hell:' As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil
TOKYO (AP) - As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19. When she finally got t...
May 21, 2021
'Like hell:' As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil
TOKYO (AP) - As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19. When she finally got t...
May 21, 2021
Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Friday expanded a coronavirus state of emergency hours after it approved the use of two more vaccines in an effort to contain a worrying surge in infections nine weeks ahead of t...
May 21, 2021
Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Friday expanded a coronavirus state of emergency hours after it approved the use of two more vaccines in an effort to contain a worrying surge in infections nine weeks ahead of t...
May 21, 2021
Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinians rallied by the thousands Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as a costly but clear victory for the Islamic mili...
May 21, 2021
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