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Sevens women say they were let down by Rugby Canada's bullying/harassment policy
The Canadian women's rugby sevens team, which made a formal complaint in January to its governing body, says it was let down by Rugby Canada's harassment and bullying policy. Coach John Tait stepped d...
Apr 28, 2021
Athletes will be tested daily, and will be restricted to village and venue in Tokyo
Testing, testing and more testing. Less than three months before the Tokyo Olympics are set to open amid a global pandemic, organizers released their latest version of the "Playbook" for athletes on W...
Apr 28, 2021
Fed keeps key rate near zero, sees inflation as 'transitory'
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is keeping its ultra-low interest rate policies in place, a sign that it wants to see more evidence of a strengthening economic recovery before it would consider easin...
Apr 28, 2021
Federal infrastructure bank can't meet funding plans without spending spree, PBO says
OTTAWA - A new report by the parliamentary budget officer says a federal infrastructure financing agency may not meet its near-term plan to more quickly fund projects to aid in an economic recovery. A...
Apr 28, 2021
Glaciers getting smaller, faster — especially in North America, study finds
A new study is using millions of satellite images to generate a clearer picture of the fate of the world's glaciers than ever before. Study co-author Brian Menounos of the University of Northern Briti...
Apr 28, 2021
Nova Scotia under lockdown while Ontario takes steps to relieve strained hospitals
A full shutdown took effect in Nova Scotia on Wednesday in an effort to rein in surging COVID-19 cases, while Ontario enacted more measures aimed at relieving its overburdened hospitals. The lockdown ...
Apr 28, 2021
Connecticut is 6th state to end religious vaccine exemption
Connecticut will no longer allow religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools and day care facilities, becoming the sixth state to end that policy. The legislation, signed ...
Apr 28, 2021
Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dead of cancer
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday of cancer, his family sa...
Apr 28, 2021
Hundreds of travellers landing in Canada test positive for COVID-19 variants
OTTAWA - More than 2,000 people returning to Canada since mandatory hotel quarantines began have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than a quarter of them were infected with a variant of concern. T...
Apr 28, 2021
Running back Chuba Hubbard patiently waiting to hear his name called at '21 NFL draft
Chuba Hubbard is ready to finally know where his pro football career will begin. For months, the native of Sherwood Park, Alta., has been working out, undergoing testing and conducting numerous virtua...
Apr 28, 2021