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Montreal school wants Ottawa to plan for a Kamala Harris drop-in during future visit
MONTREAL - If U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris happens to be in Canada any time soon, her old high school in Montreal would love to host her. The chairman of the English Montreal School Board wrote t...
Apr 13, 2021

Union representing provincial correctional officers says it's 'unacceptable' members remain off vaccination priority list
Police officers, firefighters, some grocery store workers, and public health inspectors are all scheduled to begin receiving their vaccinations within the next few weeks according to the latest update...
Apr 13, 2021

Grey whale off Vancouver Island given antibiotics after lesions found around tag site
Canadian and American officials say they're monitoring a grey whale after they found lesions around the area where a satellite tag was attached by researchers. Officials say they've taken the whale's ...
Apr 13, 2021

Aggressive takeoff caused Hawaii plane crash that killed 11
HONOLULU - A pilot's aggressive takeoff led to an aerodynamic stall, causing the 2019 crash of a skydiving plane in Hawaii that killed all 11 people on board, government safety investigators have dete...
Apr 13, 2021

Fed leaders agree: Economics has a racial-disparity problem
WASHINGTON - Top Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday underscored their concern that Black and Hispanic people are sharply underrepresented in the economics field, which lessens the perspectives th...
Apr 13, 2021

Muslims mark Ramadan amid virus surge and new restrictions
MECCA, Saudi Arabia - Muslims in many parts of the world marked the start of Ramadan on Tuesday, but a spike in coronavirus cases in several countries has once again put curbs on the holy month's sign...
Apr 13, 2021

NTSB: Pilot error likely caused vintage bomber's fatal crash
HARTFORD, Conn. - Pilot error probably caused the 2019 crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut that killed seven people and wounded six others, the National Transportation Safety Board said ...
Apr 13, 2021

Pope asks US bishop to resign after coverup investigation
ROME - A bishop in Minnesota resigned Tuesday at the request of Pope Francis after he was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse, offic...
Apr 13, 2021

Dutch govt says it's too early to start easing the lockdown
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch government on Tuesday presented a roadmap for relaxing coronavirus lockdown measures, but caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte stressed that it is still too early to ...
Apr 13, 2021

US investigating possible air bag failures in GM vehicles
DETROIT - The U.S. government's highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Saf...
Apr 13, 2021