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Moderna's promised vaccine production facility to be built in Montreal area
OTTAWA - American vaccine maker Moderna will announce Friday it intends to build its promised Canadian production facility in the Montreal area. A source with knowledge of the announcement confirms th...
Apr 28, 2022

Ottawa will not tolerate another occupation, police chief warns biker convoy
Ottawa's interim police chief is warning a planned biker convoy that the city will not tolerate any sort of longer-term occupation of the capital. Interim police chief Steve Bell delivered the warning...
Apr 28, 2022

Pierogi Supper Fundraiser in Nipawin
The Royal Canadian Legion Nipawinb Branch #120 is hosting a Pierogi Supper Fundraiser May 1.See the poster for details.
Apr 28, 2022

Concert for the Ukraine
The Prince Albert Concert Band is hosting a Concert for the Ukraine.Please see the poster below for full details.
Apr 28, 2022

Live updates | Briton killed in Ukraine, another missing
LONDON - The British government says a U.K. national has been killed in Ukraine, and another is missing. The Foreign Office confirmed Thursday that it is supporting the family of a British national ki...
Apr 28, 2022

Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour-based screening
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says Health Canada has approved its request to end the policy that restricts men who have sex with men from donating blood for three months. Canadian Blood Services as...
Apr 28, 2022

Defence Minister Anita Anand in D.C. to talk Ukraine, Norad with U.S. counterpart
WASHINGTON - Defence Minister Anita Anand is headed to the Pentagon to meet with her American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, as the war in Ukraine injects new urgency into cross-border military priorities...
Apr 28, 2022

Nearly 1,000 Canadian Armed Forces members denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
OTTAWA - The Canadian military says nearly 1,000 members have been denied exemptions from the military's COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen says more ...
Apr 28, 2022

Israel PM's family receives death threat and bullet in mail
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police said Thursday the family of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has received a death threat and bullet in the mail for the second time this week. Israeli media say the targe...
Apr 28, 2022

Ottawa prepares for new convoy, Ontario budget out today : In The News for April 28
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 April 28 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 28, 2022