Murray Wood: The Saskatchewan farmer who heard a cry and reacted heroically
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Federal watchdogs open probe of response to Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - Federal watchdogs launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other law enforcement agencies responded to the riot at the U.S. Capitol, including whether there were failur...
Jan 15, 2021
Biden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's f...
Jan 15, 2021
International students frustrated by federal work limits during pandemic
TORONTO - Pooria Behrouzy was honoured to be offered a full-time job as a COVID-19 vaccine support worker at Trillium Health Partners last month. The international student in health informatics at Geo...
Jan 15, 2021
Alberta monolith comes with message to save eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains
A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message. The three-metre-tall structure, which reflects its surroundings, is one of m...
Jan 15, 2021
Amid cacophony since Capitol siege, key officer stays silent
In the week since a mob laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, the House has impeached President Donald Trump. Dozens of people have been arrested nationwide over participation in the riots. Politicians and ...
Jan 15, 2021
Sparse trees, little work for woodcutters in squeezed Gaza
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - With a chainsaw in his car, Ahmed Abdelal tours the Gaza Strip, asking around for people wanting to cut down trees, regrow orchards or make way for construction. One of t...
Jan 15, 2021
Pentagon says US has dropped to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that may have violated a last-minute congressional prohibition. The...
Jan 15, 2021
Fate of Biden agenda rests with Schumer in 50-50 Senate
WASHINGTON - Chuck Schumer is used to drinking from a firehose. But the incoming Senate majority leader has never taken on such a torrent of challenges, with the opening days of both the Biden adminis...
Jan 15, 2021
Vaccines to stimulus checks: Here's what's in Biden plan
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to expand coronavirus vaccinations, help individuals and jump-start the economy. The plan, which would require congressio...
Jan 15, 2021
Impeachment complicates the early days of Biden's presidency
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden already faces the daunting task of steering a newly announced $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill through a closely divided Congress as the pandemic and its ec...
Jan 15, 2021
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8:30 - Executive members of the federal public service have also returned to work full-time in the office today. We chec...
