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100K Albertans book vaccine appointments in first 5 hours of eligibility expansion
Albertans were eagerly waiting Thursday morning for the opportunity to book their COVID-19 vaccination appointments.The province announced this week that, starting on May 6, all Albertans aged 30 and ...
May 6, 2021
US proposes ending rule that weakened wild bird protections
BILLINGS, Mont. - Longstanding protections for wild birds would be restored under a proposal unveiled Thursday to bring back prosecutions of avian deaths by industry that were ended under former Presi...
May 6, 2021
Rights report: State of Afghan women's health care grim
KABUL - After nearly 20 years since the ouster of the Taliban and billions of dollars spent on infrastructure and aid, many Afghan women still have desperately poor access to health facilities and ade...
May 6, 2021
Blinken reaffirms US support for Ukraine amid Russia tension
KYIV, Ukraine - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed Washington's support for Ukraine at a meeting Thursday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the wake of Kyiv's heightened tensions wi...
May 6, 2021
General says US may train Afghan forces in other countries
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military may continue to train Afghan security forces, but do it in other countries after American forces leave Afghanistan, the top U.S. military officer said Thursday, calling ...
May 6, 2021
Former Ranger, Capital Nick Kypreos not surprised by brawl between teams
Former NHL player and longtime broadcaster Nick Kypreos doesn't believe stiffer discipline against Washington's Tom Wilson would've prevented what ensued in the Capitals-New York Rangers game Wednesda...
May 6, 2021
Norbord granted annual cut increase
Norbord has been awarded 51,000 cubic metres of unallocated deciduous timber in annual allowable cut to the northwest of Grande Prairie by the provincial government.Through a bid put in as part of the...
May 6, 2021
OF Springer expected to miss more than 10 days, Jays GM says
TORONTO - Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is not expected to be ready to return to Toronto's lineup when his latest stint on the 10-day injured list ends May 13, general manager Ross Atkins said ...
May 6, 2021
RCMP's Special Investigative Unit responds to 171 domestic, sexual violence calls since September
Grande Prairie RCMP launched its Special Investigative Unit (SIU) on September 20, 2020. The SIU is tasked with reviewing all domestic violence and sexual assault cases in the region, with a focus on ...
May 6, 2021
No tickets, charges issued in Quebec for travellers violating hotel quarantine order
MONTREAL - Quebec's public prosecutions bureau says it hasn't issued tickets or filed criminal charges for violations of the national health order requiring travellers arriving in Canada to quarantine...
May 6, 2021