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Macklem: Governments, private sector need to deliver vaccines to developing nations
OTTAWA - The governor of the Bank of Canada is pressing the case for COVID-19 vaccines to be sent to developing nations. Tiff Macklem says the pandemic is not just the biggest health risk facing the w...
Oct 7, 2021
Poland: Court rules that some EU rules clash with Polish law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's constitutional court has ruled that some European Union laws are in conflict with Poland's Constitution. The Constitutional Tribunal ruled Thursday that some provisions ...
Oct 7, 2021
Canada has history at Azteca Stadium, but little of it has been good
Azteca Stadium has been a house of horrors for most visitors. But no one can deny the venerable Mexico City soccer venue has history. "Just soaking it in," said Canada coach John Herdman, looking arou...
Oct 7, 2021
Quebec physicist linked to Nobel-winning research urges Canada to 'value science'
MONTREAL - A Quebec-born scientist who has contributed to research that won his collaborator this year's Nobel Prize in Physics says he hopes to inspire Canadians to value science. Patrick Charbonneau...
Oct 7, 2021
Queen Elizabeth launches baton relay for Commonwealth Games
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II held her first major engagement at Buckingham Palace since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year and a half ago, as she presided Thursday over the launch of the...
Oct 7, 2021
Pfizer to seek approval for its vaccine for kids as young as five in about a week
OTTAWA - Pfizer Canada says it is preparing to ask Health Canada to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids as young as five by mid-October. The U.S. drugmaker submitted a formal request to the U.S. F...
Oct 7, 2021
Dow announces plans to build 'net-zero' petrochemicals facility in Alberta
CALGARY - Dow Inc. says it has plans to expand and decarbonize its petrochemicals site at Fort Saskatchewan.The U.S.-based chemical company says it will build a net-zero carbon emissions ethylene and ...
Oct 7, 2021
Wolverines edge Storm in shootout
Whitecourt forward Christian Aiello continued his early season success against the Grande Prairie Storm Wednesday night, helping lead his Wolverines over their Highway 43 rivals 3-2 in a shootout.The ...
Oct 7, 2021
Scotty's Burger Shack, Chozen Breed MRC raise $20,000 for local charities
After a summer of fundraising, a donation was made on behalf of Scotty's Burger Shack and the Chozen Breed MRC bikers group earlier this week through the Fight for Hope initiative.Over the summer, the...
Oct 7, 2021
Thanksgiving in a COVID world, COVID and pregnancy : In The News for Oct. 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 7, 2021