Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Unifor's Dias says Air Canada holding to refund pledge as aid negotiations drag on
OTTAWA - Unifor president Jerry Dias says Air Canada continues to promise refunds for passengers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline has made the pledge repeatedly d...
Mar 04, 2021
11 killed in army helicopter crash in eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - An army helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday, killing 11 military personnel on board and injuring two others, the Defence Ministry said. News reports said a high-ranking o...
Mar 04, 2021
EU regulator starts a review of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine
MOSCOW - The European Medicines Agency said it has started a rolling review of Sputnik V, many months after the vaccine was first approved for use in Russia and after dozens of countries around the wo...
Mar 04, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to d...
Mar 04, 2021
Health Canada says vaccine boosters will be approved more easily
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it won't require new clinical trial data from vaccine makers on booster shots being developed to target new variants of COVID-19. Instead, the regulator will rely more heav...
Mar 04, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, March 4, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 77,572 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,091,700 d...
Mar 04, 2021
Survivors, NGOs call for criminal investigation into porn giant MindGeek
OTTAWA - More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation along with hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a "full criminal investigation" into Pornhub's parent company....
Mar 04, 2021
California to give 40% of vaccine to Latino, high-risk areas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will begin sending 40% of all vaccine doses to the most vulnerable neighbourhoods in the state to try to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the ...
Mar 04, 2021
House OKs George Floyd Act as Democrats avoid 'defund' clash
WASHINGTON - House Democrats passed the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, avoiding a potential clash with moderates in their own party who were wary of reigniting the "...
Mar 04, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 77,572 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,091,...
Mar 03, 2021
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