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EU says 'no evidence' to restrict use of AstraZeneca vaccine
BERLIN - The head of the European Medicines Agency said Wednesday that there is "no evidence" that would support restricting use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in any population, as Germany has ...
Mar 31, 2021
PBO sees $363 billion deficit, warns of pitfalls from Liberals' promised stimulus
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic should send the deficit to $363.4 billion. In a report this morning, budget officer Yves Giroux says the defi...
Mar 31, 2021
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor's mask mandate
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate Wednesday, stripping the governor of one of his last remaining tools to curb large-scale spre...
Mar 31, 2021
Reversing Trump, Pentagon to release new transgender policy
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical...
Mar 31, 2021
New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana
New Yorkers can now possess up to 3 ounces of cannabis under a legalization bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, while sales of recreational-use marijuana won't become legal for an estimated 18...
Mar 31, 2021
UConn's Paige Bueckers is AP women's player of the year
SAN ANTONIO - Paige Bueckers is in a class all by herself. UConn's star guard became the first freshman ever to win The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year award Wednesday. Bueckers...
Mar 31, 2021
Canada's Bottcher prepares to battle for another curling title in Calgary's bubble
CALGARY - Canada's top curlers competed in Calgary for over a month without a COVID-19 outbreak among them. The world's most talented men in the sport have now entered the bubble. The 2021 BK Tires an...
Mar 31, 2021
Grande Prairie Stompede cancelled for 2021
Organizers of the Grande Prairie Stompede have decided to cancel the 2021 event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Trevor Denis, President of the Grande Prairie Stompede Association, says they decid...
Mar 31, 2021
AP interview: EPA head committed to 'scientific integrity'
WASHINGTON - Moving forward on a pledge to restore "scientific integrity," the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency is reversing Trump administration actions that sidelined many academic sc...
Mar 31, 2021
School bus service reductions from COVID won't be long-term: First Student
A shortage of local bus drivers due to COVID-19 isolations has led to the cancellation of one route for the entire week, but First Student isn't too concerned about long term reductions in services. C...
Mar 31, 2021