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Federal government to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates: sources
OTTAWA - Sources confirm the Canadian government is putting an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates for domestic and outbound international travellers and federally regulated workers. The government has b...
Jun 14, 2022
Biden to visit Israel and 'pariah' Saudi Arabia next month
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia, the White House announced Tuesday. The decision to p...
Jun 14, 2022
High school students across Canada to be trained on how to administer naloxone
MONTREAL - Hundreds of thousands of high school students in Canada will be given training on how to respond to someone overdosing on opioids, including on how to inject naloxone - a drug used to rever...
Jun 14, 2022
Mandatory reporting of cyberattacks expected in security bill coming today
OTTAWA - Businesses and other private-sector organizations would be required to report ransomware incidents and other cyberattacks to the government under a federal bill to be tabled today. The legisl...
Jun 14, 2022
New federal security bill, end to dispute over Arctic island: In The News for June 14
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 June 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 14, 2022
"Flag war" with Denmark over tiny Arctic island set to end peacefully with deal
OTTAWA - A deal has been reached settling a dispute with Denmark over a 1.3-square-kilometre island in the Arctic and is expected to be signed today, according to a government minister. Dan Vandal, Mi...
Jun 14, 2022
Amazon accused of using posters, text messages to interfere with Montreal union drive
MONTREAL - A major labour union in Quebec is calling recent action by the management of an Amazon warehouse in Montreal "tactics of intimidation and harassment" that interfere with a recently launched...
Jun 14, 2022
Curry's 233-game run of 3-pointers ends in NBA Finals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For the first time in his career, Stephen Curry couldn't get a 3-pointer to fall in an NBA postseason game. Curry was 0 for 9 behind the arc in the Warriors' 104-94 victory over t...
Jun 13, 2022
Wiggins delivers on both ends, Warriors lead NBA Finals 3-2
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Andrew Wiggins delivered the biggest game yet in his eight-year career with 26 points and 13 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 21 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Bosto...
Jun 13, 2022
Honduras trips Canada 2-1 in CONCACAF Nations League play
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Canada controlled the ball 62 per cent of the night Tuesday but had trouble scoring, while the Honduras made the best of their limited opportunities in defeating the visitor...
Jun 13, 2022