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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Mandatory COVID-19 testing begins at Toronto airport as more variant cases confirmed
A rule requiring international travellers landing at Ontario's largest airport to take a COVID-19 test came into effect Monday amid growing concern over vaccine deliveries and new reported cases of co...
Feb 01, 2021
Element of contradictions: Selenium cuts thin line between healthy and toxic
EDMONTON - Sort of silvery in its raw state, sort of metallic but not really, selenium embodies contradiction. It's fairly rare - the 68th most common element - but often found with coal. Tiny amounts...
Feb 01, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 1, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 1, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 5,017 new vaccinations administered for a total of 957,229 doses...
Feb 01, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Jan. 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 31, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 5,017 new vaccinations administered for a total of 957,229 dos...
Jan 31, 2021
Myanmar's military takes power in coup, detains Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's military staged a coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi - a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, progress toward...
Jan 31, 2021
Vancouver police issue $17,000 in fines to partygoers, man running home 'nightclub'
VANCOUVER - Police have arrested a man who allegedly operated a makeshift nightclub at his Vancouver penthouse and issued fines against him and his suspected guests totaling more than $17,000. Sgt. St...
Jan 31, 2021
Poland protesters take weekend off for fundraiser
WARSAW, Poland - From soccer star Robert Lewandowski to opposition politicians, Polish citizens on Sunday donated at least 71 million zlotys ($19 million) to a charity's fundraiser for health causes t...
Jan 31, 2021
Novavax submits vaccine for approval as Ottawa seeks EU reassurances on export rules
OTTAWA - The federal government is reviewing a new COVID-19 vaccine that has been submitted for regulatory approval. Maryland-based Novavax quietly applied on Friday for Health Canada to approve its v...
Jan 31, 2021 (The Canadian Press)
'Serious concern' among Nunavut communities over iron ore mine's proposed expansion
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut communities on the northern tip of Baffin Island are speaking out against the proposed expansion of an open-pit iron ore mine that would include construction of a railroad, ...
Jan 31, 2021
Payette resignation shines light on generous pension, expense account for former GGs
OTTAWA - Taxpayers will continue paying Julie Payette a generous pension and an even heftier expense account for the rest of her life, even though she served just three years as governor general and r...
Jan 31, 2021 (The Canadian Press)
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