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Women’s organization urges Inuit women to get COVID-19 shot, citing increased risks
A national Inuit women’s organization is calling on Inuit women and families across Canada to…
Vermont official has privacy concerns about border towers
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan said he worries about the privacy implications…
Military sexual misconduct centre’s head sees reports against brass as progress
OTTAWA – The head of the response centre set up to help victims of sexual…
Stiff adoption scheme term sought for Arizona ex-politician
PHOENIX – Arizona prosecutors are seeking the stiffest possible prison sentence for a former metro…
Greece sees high demand for 30-year bond, to ease debt costs
ATHENS, Greece – Greece on Wednesday raised 2.5 billion euros ($3 billion) in a 30-year…
Officials name one of 3 men killed by San Diego driver
SAN DIEGO – A 40-year-old man named Rodney Diffendal was among three people killed when…
Quebec health officials investigate job posting requiring applicants be white women
MONTREAL – A regional health authority north of Montreal says it is investigating after it…
After vaccine freeze, European countries seek a quick thaw
PARIS – First, France abruptly halted AstraZeneca vaccinations. Now, the French prime minister wants to…
14 hospitalized in Canaries after migrants rescued at sea
BARCELONA, Spain – Scores of migrants have been rescued from several boats near Spain’s Canary…
Alaska man faces federal charges in US Capitol breach
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaska man faces federal charges in the January breach of the…
Islanders captain Anders Lee out for season with knee injury
New York Islanders captain Anders Lee is out for the rest of the season with…
Experts: Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for US
Optimism is spreading in the U.S. as COVID-19 deaths plummet and states ease restrictions and…
Sex abuse inquiry: English soccer failed to protect youths
LONDON – English soccer did not do enough to protect children from pedophile coaches in…
UK expects significant reduction in vaccine supply in April
LONDON – Public health officials in England said Wednesday that the number of people getting…
Review: Palm Ghosts materialize with a new, fresh sound
“Lifeboat Candidate,” Palm Ghosts (Ice Queen Records) If ever there was a need for some…
Egyptian activist sentenced to 18 months for ‘fake news’
CAIRO – An Egyptian court on Wednesday convicted a prominent human rights activist of spreading…
NCAA teams hit by COVID pauses take hope from antibodies
INDIANAPOLIS – Baylor coach Scott Drew could sympathize with Kansas counterpart Bill Self when the…
Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services,…
Tax code for charities contributes to systemic racism: Ontario Sen. Ratna Omidvar
OTTAWA – Independent Sen. Ratna Omidvar says the Income Tax Act is perpetuating systemic racism…
N Carolina man arrested after explosions near buildings
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A North Carolina man has been arrested days after explosive devices were…
Warnock: GOP voting restrictions resurrect ‘Jim Crow era’
Sen. Raphael Warnock, whose election as Georgia’s first Black senator gave control of the chamber…
Officials: Wisconsin man kills 2 co-workers, later dies
MILWAUKEE – A worker shot and killed two colleagues at a supermarket distribution centre near…
Statistics Canada says annual pace of inflation edges up in February to 1.1%
OTTAWA – The country’s annual inflation rate hit a pandemic-era high of 1.1 per cent…
Man who spent years in prison sues over withheld evidence
PHILADELPHIA – Donald Outlaw had already spent 15 years in prison for murder when he…