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Alberta signs MOU to explore small nuclear reactors with three other provinces
Alberta is joining three other provinces to explore the feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors as a clean energy option.Jason Kenney signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday, which had be...
Apr 14, 2021

Biden's planned U.S. pullout from Afghanistan to use Sept. 11 anniversary as deadline
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is to start the clock today on the long-awaited withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Biden will set Sept. 11 as the deadline for the pullout - the 20th anni...
Apr 14, 2021

New COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Grande Prairie area
An outbreak involving variants of concern has been reported by Alberta Health at a Grande Prairie business.Alberta Health says an outbreak at Royal Camp Services in Grande Prairie has identified 12 ca...
Apr 14, 2021

Blood clots may be linked to AstraZeneca vaccine but still very rare: Health Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada says a new and extremely rare blood clotting syndrome may be linked to Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but the benefits of the vaccine still far outweigh the risks.The conclusions co...
Apr 14, 2021

Judge refuses request to acquit Chauvin in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS - The judge at Derek Chauvin's murder trial Wednesday turned down a defence request to acquit the former officer in George Floyd's death, rejecting claims that prosecutors failed to prove ...
Apr 14, 2021

Toronto FC shifts venue for Leon rematch after CONCACAF objection to original site
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Toronto FC's rematch with Mexico's Club Leon in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League has been shifted to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Wednesday evening's game - ...
Apr 14, 2021

EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology
BRUSSELS - In a stinging rebuke to pharma giant AstraZeneca Wednesday, the European Union announced plans to negotiate a massive contract extension for Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine insisting the...
Apr 14, 2021

'The Bachelor' star Colton Underwood comes out as gay
Colton Underwood, the former football tight end who found fame on "The Bachelor" has revealed that he is gay. "I've ran from myself for a long time. I've hated myself for a long time," Underwood told ...
Apr 14, 2021

AP source: Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison
NEW YORK - Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died early Wednesday in a federal prison, a person familiar with the matter told The As...
Apr 14, 2021

Rapper Mystikal breaks silence on dropped rape charge
NEW YORK - After spending more than four years under the "bad dream" of rape and kidnapping charges that were recently dismissed, rapper Mystikal says he wants to shed the sexually-charged songs of hi...
Apr 14, 2021