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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more Trump associates in probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to six associates of former President Donald Trump who were involved in his efforts to overturn his def...
Nov 08, 2021
Champagne says Canada only wants 'trusted' AI partners as Huawei decision looms
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Canada only wants to deal with "trusted partners" in future artificial intelligence ventures. Champagne's comments to The Canadian Press send...
Nov 08, 2021
One-hundred new cases of COVID-19 reported today, 20 in Northern regions
One-hundred new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the provincial government.Sixty-two of the cases identified are among unvaccinated individuals with 29 among children between the ages of 0-11....
Nov 08, 2021
Lack of demographic data leaving potential gaps in COVID-19 vaccine policy
OTTAWA - Several advocacy groups are concerned that a dearth of data about who is getting COVID-19 vaccines and who is not could be causing people of certain races or socio-economic backgrounds to fal...
Nov 08, 2021
Remembrance Day services and events in the northeast
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Remembrance Day services and events will look different this year.On November 11, 2021 all Canadians are encouraged to take a moment of silence to remember those wh...
Nov 08, 2021
Slain Mexican activist's supporters contest federal watchdog's refusal to probe case
OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are challenging a federal ombudsman's decision not to investigate the matter. The...
Nov 08, 2021
Provincial Protective Services Branch gets green light
Saskatchewan is moving ahead with its plan to create a new Provincial Protective Services Branch.It's to have Conservation, Highway Patrol and Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods officers, inmate tra...
Nov 08, 2021
Moe brushes off suggestions government ignored warnings about COVID surge
The COVID-19 surge this fall in Saskatchewan that saw record-setting numbers of residents in intensive care is a scenario the provincial government was warned about it months before it came to be.Acco...
Nov 08, 2021
More than 19K Canadian lives ended than if pandemic never happened: Stats Can
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says more than 19,000 Canadians lost their lives during COVID-19 than would have been expected had the pandemic never happened. The report highlights the deadly toll COVID-1...
Nov 08, 2021
Warming oceans may absorb less carbon and that could impact climate goals: scientist
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The head of an Atlantic Canadian research organization says oceans may be absorbing less carbon dioxide than they used to, and that could have serious ramifications for climate targ...
Nov 08, 2021