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NDP calls for patent waiver to make and ship COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the federal government to waive the patent on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to allow a Canadian manufacturer to export a low-cost version to Bolivia. The Bo...
Nov 09, 2021
Alberta isn't alone in facing climate challenge, says province's COP26 representative
Alberta's top representative to the global climate conference taking place in Scotland has a message to those in the province who feel singled out by the pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Y...
Nov 09, 2021
No deal to support Liberals on table, but NDP open to working with government: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a formal agreement to prop up the minority Liberal government is not on the table, but his party is "open to discussions" about ways to make Parliament work. Sin...
Nov 09, 2021
Some patient, employee information accessed in N.L. cyberattack, government says
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government revealed Tuesday that whoever was behind a cyberattack that has hobbled its health-care system managed to obtain personal information of pat...
Nov 09, 2021
Lawyer pans Conservative probe into national council member as 'fishing expedition'
OTTAWA - The lawyer for a member of the Conservative party's national council is calling a probe into his client's attempts to hasten a review of Erin O'Toole's leadership a "fishing expedition." Bert...
Nov 09, 2021
House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 10 former White House aides
WASHINGTON (AP) - House investigators have issued subpoenas to 10 more former officials who worked for Donald Trump at the end of his presidency, an effort to find out more about what the president wa...
Nov 09, 2021
Snow on the way for the northeast
The northeast is expecting its first major snowfall and it could be sticking around for a while.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement that includes snow with a risk of freezing rai...
Nov 09, 2021
Defenceman Mete fourth member of Senators to enter NHL COVID protocol
BOSTON - The Ottawa Senators placed defenceman Victor Mete in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol hours before they were set to face the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Mete is the fourth member of the Senators to ...
Nov 09, 2021
Double digit day for new cases in the province, first since Aug. 16
As of Nov. 9 there are 86 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 60 who were unvaccinated with 28 being between 0-11.This is the lowest daily total since Aug. 10, 2021 and the first day we've reported less ...
Nov 09, 2021
‘I think we did a miracle’: Unique interim coach leads Whitecaps to playoffs
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini isn't exactly the coach many would expect to be tasked with turning around a struggling soccer team. But the exuberant Italian has done just that, taking the Vancouver Whitec...
Nov 09, 2021