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Detroit pizza man paints street, tries to save people dough
DETROIT - A Detroit pizzeria owner upset over people getting $150 tickets for unwittingly parking in a handicap zone got a bucket of blue paint and marked the street himself. "People come to Detroit, ...
May 5, 2021
Pfizer shot approved for kids 12 and up, Alberta to offer vaccine to children
Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12 and up on Wednesday, prompting Alberta to announce it would offer the shot to kids in that age bracket as the province combats a surg...
May 5, 2021
Canadian military laying groundwork for arrival of armed drones
OTTAWA - Canada is inching closer to the purchase of armed drones for its military as details around how the controversial weapons will be used are starting to come together. Royal Canadian Air Force ...
May 5, 2021
All Albertans 12 and older eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments starting Monday
All Albertans born in 2009 or earlier will be able to book an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday, May 10.This comes as Health Canada approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ...
May 5, 2021
Alberta health agency closes cafe that skirted COVID-19 public health orders
MIRROR, Alta. - Alberta Health Services says it has physically closed a central Alberta cafe that has been skirting COVID-19 public health orders for months.The agency says it is barring access to the...
May 5, 2021
New Brunswick reports blood clot death in connection with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick health officials are reporting the province's first death of someone who developed a blood clot after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.The individual in their 60s r...
May 5, 2021
Blue Jays shuffling back to Buffalo starting June 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Toronto Blue Jays are returning to their home away from home, Buffalo, New York, starting in June. And this time, they'll have a limited number of fans in attendance. Forced from C...
May 5, 2021
Meghan wins remainder of copyright claim against UK tabloid
LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on Wednesday won her remaining copyright claim against a British tabloid publisher over the publication of a personal letter she wrote to her estranged father. ...
May 5, 2021
Federal NDP granted emergency debate over Alberta's COVID-19 situation
The NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona has been granted an emergency debate she requested on the COVID-19 crisis in Alberta.Heather McPherson sent a letter to the Speaker of the House Tuesday, requesting ...
May 5, 2021
COVID's US toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July
NEW YORK - Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19's toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government Wednesday. But they also warn that a "subs...
May 5, 2021