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EXPLAINER: How have storms affected COVID-19 vaccinations?
NEW YORK – Efforts to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 have been stymied by a series…
Harjit Sajjan says he has always acted promptly on sexual misconduct allegations
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan declined to talk about when he first became aware…
Biden declares ‘America is back’ in welcome words to allies
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden used his first address before a global audience Friday to…
Biden defends progress on COVID as weather delays 6M shots
PORTAGE, Mich. – President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant Friday, intent…
Murder charge dropped against Al Sharpton’s half-brother
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Rev. Al Sharpton’s half-brother has been cleared of a capital murder…
Air Force orders new review into racial, ethnic disparities
WASHINGTON – The Air Force inspector general will do a second investigation into racial and…
Appeal over dictionary use denied in U.Va. lacrosse slaying
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – A federal judge has rejected an appeal from a former University…
Women dressed as elderly caught trying to get COVID-19 shot
ORLANDO, Fla. – Two women who dressed up to make themselves appear as older adults…
Zadorsky: No “moral victory” in Canada’s women’s soccer loss to U.S.
In the wake of Canada’s 1-0 loss to the U.S. in the SheBelieves Cup on…
6 more linked to Oath Keepers charged in Capitol attack
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Six more people linked to the far-right Oath Keepers militia group have…
Spain sees 4th night of riots as government shows strain
BARCELONA, Spain – Street protests over the imprisonment of a rapper turned violent for a…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Company CEOs, college execs push for immigration overhaul
BOSTON – From Harvard’s president to an executive in Boston’s booming biotech industry, dozens of…
Pentagon chief urges immediate reduction in Taliban violence
WASHINGTON – Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first news conference as Pentagon chief, said…
Ottawa proposes to guarantee right to work in French in federally regulated companies
Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French within all federally…
Ex-Saudi spy urges Canadian court to free up assets; says he’s victim of death plot
TORONTO – A former top intelligence agent who alleges Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler sent…
‘Act of extreme violence:’ Alberta man gets life in prison for killing two children
EDMONTON – A man who admitted to assaulting his girlfriend and killing her two daughters…
Mandatory hotel quarantine rates far lower than $2,000 touted by government
MONTREAL – The cost of the mandatory three-day hotel quarantine that goes into effect on…
Ontario extends stay-at-home order for Toronto, Peel Region, North Bay
Toronto and neighboring Peel Region will remain under a stay-at-home order for at least two…
Magna and pot stocks help TSX to bounce back from two days of losses, loonie up
TORONTO – Magna International and pot stocks helped Canada’s main stock index to bounce back…
Ford recalls include about 8,800 vehicles in Canada
Ford Motor Co. says it will recall about 8,800 vehicles in Canada after the automaker…
Kim and Kanye: Tales of an uber celeb marriage gone wrong
NEW YORK – Holograms and Twitter rants, roving gospel gatherings and billion-dollar business ventures. If…
Canada’s top public health doctor says vaccine results so far are very encouraging
OTTAWA – Canada’s struggling COVID-19 vaccination efforts saw multiple positive signs Friday, with further evidence…
Mars landing team ‘awestruck’ by photo of descending rover
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing…