Author Archives:
Moderna COVID vaccine best for Nunavut because of storage, shipping: top doctor
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is looking to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine once it is available in Canada. The territory's chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says Moderna's vaccine is ...
Dec 4, 2020
Longtime Belleville Bulls, Kingston Frontenacs coach Larry Mavety dies at age 78
KINGSTON, Ont. - Longtime junior hockey executive Larry Mavety has died. He was 78. The Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Frontenacs confirmed the death Friday on Twitter. "I've had the privilege of wo...
Dec 4, 2020
House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of p...
Dec 4, 2020
Bahrain now 2nd nation to grant Pfizer shot emergency use
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The island kingdom of Bahrain said Friday it has become the second nation in the world to grant an emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer ...
Dec 4, 2020
Study finds Canada a "laggard" on homophobia in sports
TORONTO - Chris Voth's sexuality cost him a job with a professional volleyball team overseas four years ago. The Winnipeg native, who has never named the team nor country, was told outright that the c...
Dec 4, 2020
Three charged, including spouse, with supplying ammunition to N.S. mass shooter
HALIFAX - Three people have been charged with supplying ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 people in the April 18-19 mass shooting in Nova Scotia.RCMP say 64-year-old James Blair Banfield, 52-year...
Dec 4, 2020
Denmark to end oil, gas extraction in North Sea
COPENHAGEN - Denmark has decided to end all oil and gas activities in the North Sea by 2050 and has cancelled its latest licensing round, saying the country is "now putting an end to the fossil fuel e...
Dec 4, 2020
James McBride among those honoured by Center for Fiction
NEW YORK - Author James McBride and editor Chris Jackson were among those honoured Thursday night by the Center for Fiction. McBride and Showtime received an On Screen Award for the acclaimed adaptati...
Dec 4, 2020
US trade deficit rises 1.7% to $63.1 billion in October
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit widened 1.7% in October to $63.1 billion. The politically sensitive gap in the trade of goods with China and Mexico grew. The gap between the goods and services the...
Dec 4, 2020
Grande Prairie economic area sees slight improvement in labour force
The economic region that includes Grande Prairie and the Peace Country saw its unemployment rate decrease slightly. However, the provincial rate is still above the national average after Alberta's une...
Dec 4, 2020