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Nunavut lifts 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated travellers
IQALUIT - Travellers who have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine will soon be exempt from a 14-day stay in Nunavut's government-run isolation hotels. Fully vaccinated travellers will be free to t...
Jun 07, 2021
Fiction, memoirs, poems spring from 1,000-word challenge
NEW YORK (AP) - A. Stella Oloye, a Washington, D.C-based writer working on an Afrofuturism novel, was at a low point this spring when she learned of an online challenge she likens to a "gift from God"...
Jun 07, 2021
Beheaded statue of Egerton Ryerson, toppled Sunday in Toronto, won't be replaced
TORONTO - The president of Ryerson University in Toronto says a statue of the university's namesake has been pulled down by protesters and will not be replaced. A statement from university president M...
Jun 07, 2021
France fines Google $268M for unfair online ads treatment
PARIS (AP) - France's anti-competition watchdog decided Monday to fine Google 220 million euros ($268 million) for abusing its "dominant position" in the online advertising business, an unprecedented ...
Jun 07, 2021
New rules on future virtual meeting attendance now in place for city council
After lengthy discussions at the last two meetings, city council has approved its updated Procedure Bylaw.Council ended up approving a change that would limit remote attendance at a maximum of six com...
Jun 07, 2021
Canada to receive 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week
OTTAWA - Canada is scheduled to receive 2.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week as more Canadians get their first and second jabs. Those shots are the only expected shipmen...
Jun 07, 2021
Seoul court rejects slave labor claim against Japanese firms
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean court on Monday rejected a claim by dozens of wartime Korean factory workers and their relatives who sought compensation from 16 Japanese companies for their s...
Jun 07, 2021
Pulisic scores in extra time, US beats Mexico 3-2
DENVER (AP) - Christian Pulisic converted a penalty kick in the 114th minute, backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath stopped Andrs Guardado's penalty kick in the 124th and the United States overcame an early...
Jun 07, 2021
Officials: 2 trains collide in southern Pakistan, killing 30
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - Two express trains collided in southern Pakistan early Monday, killing at least 30 passengers, authorities said, as rescuers and villagers worked to pull injured people and mor...
Jun 06, 2021
Mexico president appears to hold key majority in elections
MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador's party and allies appear poised to maintain their majority in Mexico's lower chamber of the congress, according to initial results. Only 41% of ...
Jun 06, 2021