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EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU ...
Mar 26, 2021
Opposition leaders urged to speed up bill to ensure safe election during pandemic
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government is urging opposition parties to speed up passage of a bill aimed at ensuring a federal election could be safely held if need be during the COVID-19 pandemic. I...
Mar 26, 2021
Work needed to rebuild trust with doctors: Shandro
EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says he regrets recently downplaying and dismissing the bitterness of a year-long fight with physicians over pay and working conditions.And Tyler Shandro admits th...
Mar 26, 2021
Grande Prairie's Mayor thinks digital training grant program will have a significant impact
Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton calls a new digital training program grant "another layer in what this council has been able to do to support businesses.""It now opens an opportunity for businesse...
Mar 26, 2021
China erasing H&M from internet amid Xinjiang backlash
HONG KONG - H&M disappeared from the internet in China as the government raised pressure on shoe and clothing brands and announced sanctions Friday against British officials in a spiraling fight o...
Mar 26, 2021
Vaccine distribution ramps up; Suez Canal ship still stuck: In The News for March 26
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 26 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 26, 2021
Undocumented workers hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccines, fear deportation: advocates
Undocumented workers in Canada fear that getting vaccinated could mean being arrested if someone reports them to police or immigration authorities because of their lack of proper identification, say a...
Mar 26, 2021
Fuel tank attacked, catches fire in southern Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A fuel tank at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being struck by a projectile, the kingdom said Friday, an attack that came on the sixth anniversary of it...
Mar 26, 2021
Gushue, Einarson add Canadian mixed doubles title to curling trophy cases
CALGARY - Developing chemistry on the fly plus brilliant shots propelled Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue to their first Canadian mixed doubles curling championship. Einarson of Gimli, Man., and Gushue ...
Mar 25, 2021
Canada, Honduras off to semifinals after 1-1 draw at CONCACAF Olympic qualifier
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Canada is moving on to the semifinals at the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship after battling Honduras to a 1-1 draw on Thursday. Defender Derek Cornelius put the Ca...
Mar 25, 2021