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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Trial highlights: Harrowing footage, focus on Trump's words
WASHINGTON - House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with searing footage of the U.S. Capitol riot as they painted Trump as an "inciter...
Feb 10, 2021
Senators approve amendment allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying
OTTAWA - Senators voted Wednesday to expand Canada's assisted dying regime to allow individuals who fear losing mental capacity to make advance requests for medical help to end their lives. The amendm...
Feb 10, 2021
IAEA: Iran has started producing uranium metal
BERLIN - The United Nations' atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday its inspectors have confirmed that Iran has begun the production of uranium metal - another violation of the 2015 landmark nuclear de...
Feb 10, 2021
Audit raises concerns about wildfire risks at US nuclear lab
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - One of the nation's premier nuclear laboratories isn't taking the necessary precautions to guard against wildfires, according to an audit by the U.S. Energy Department's inspector ...
Feb 10, 2021
Did someone say impeachment? Biden avoids wading into debate
WASHINGTON - The searing images once again claimed centre stage: a mob storming the U.S. Capitol, Trump flags held aloft as violent rioters fought with police and targeted lawmakers. But as the trauma...
Feb 10, 2021
Spread of COVID-19 in Whistler, B.C., ski resort slows, health officials say
VANCOUVER - Transmission of COVID-19 is slowing in Whistler, B.C., after health authorities warned of a rapid spread over several weeks.Vancouver Coastal Health says in a news release that as of Monda...
Feb 10, 2021
UN declaration to help First Nations achieve self-determination: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - Passing a new law to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will get First Nations closer to self-determination, National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the A...
Feb 10, 2021
Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and...
Feb 10, 2021
Miner ponders impact of restoration of coal protection policy in Alberta
A coal-mining company with exploration leases in Alberta's Rocky Mountains is trying to figure out how the government's decision to restore protection of the land will affect its plans. "I'm not sure ...
Feb 10, 2021
Surging rate of COVID-19 infections eases; health officials warn against complacency
TORONTO - The soaring rate of new COVID-19 infections has moderated substantially across the country in recent weeks because of anti-pandemic restrictions, health authorities said, as they warned agai...
Feb 10, 2021
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