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Newfoundland and Labrador to drop the word 'savages' from provincial coat of arms
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is moving ahead with plans to drop the word "savages" from the official description of the Indigenous people depicted on the province's near...
Oct 20, 2021
Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland school massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday in the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead. Cruz, 23, entered his plea after answering a l...
Oct 20, 2021
New 368 area code coming to Alberta in 2022
Alberta is getting an additional area code next year, which will cover the entire province.Starting April 23, 2022, area code 368 will be added in areas currently served by codes 403, 587, 780 and 825...
Oct 20, 2021
Brazil Senate report urges charging Bolsonaro over pandemic
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian senator has formally presented a report recommending President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly bungling Brazil's response to the COVID-...
Oct 20, 2021
New mayors of Edmonton & Calgary, Kenney prepared to work together
Edmonton's next mayor says his goal with Premier Jason Kenney will be to keep it respectful and get things done.Amarjeet Sohi says he's worked with Kenney before when Sohi was a cabinet minister in Pr...
Oct 20, 2021
Significant number of women, people of colour elected in Alberta municipal elections
CALGARY - The next mayor of Calgary says the diversity of the city's incoming council will bring ``strength to decision-making'' at a time when a significant number of women and people of colour were ...
Oct 20, 2021
Key COVID-19 metrics falling province-wide, but vigilance still needed: Kenney
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says COVID-19 numbers are falling and hospital pressures are easing, but people must remain vigilant against the virus.He says 75 per cent of intensive care bed...
Oct 20, 2021
Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prize
BRUSSELS (AP) - Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's main critic, was awarded the European Union's top human rights prize on Wednesday. In a sign of open cri...
Oct 20, 2021
RBC report says $2 trillion needed to reach 2050 target of net-zero economy
OTTAWA - A new report says the country will need roughly $2 trillion to put the economy on a path to net-zero emissions in 30 years, including government spending on things like skills training and ba...
Oct 20, 2021
White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11
WASHINGTON (AP) - Children age 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician's office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said Wednesday as it d...
Oct 20, 2021