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New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day's end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,...
Aug 25, 2021
Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled
LONDON (AP) - The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the wi...
Aug 25, 2021
O'Toole pledges more mental health funding for provinces
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Erin O'Toole says a Conservative government would work with the provinces to invest in mental health, transferring them enough funds for an additional one million Canadians to receiv...
Aug 25, 2021
Serena Williams pulls out of US Open, citing torn hamstring
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year's last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring. Williams hasn't com...
Aug 25, 2021
Serena Williams pulls out of US Open, citing torn hamstring
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year's last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring. Williams hasn't com...
Aug 25, 2021
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations 'off the table' for school district 68 employees
NANAIMO - Union leaders representing teachers and support staff in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools say they won't initiate the idea of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for their members.Jeremy Inscho,...
Aug 25, 2021
Poland halts Afghan airlift over safety as US deadline looms
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland said Wednesday it halted its airlift evacuations from Kabul's international airport over safety concerns, as Western nations prepare to end operations helping those fleein...
Aug 25, 2021
Week 2 on the hustings and Afghan chaos: In The News for Aug. 23
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 Aug. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 25, 2021
Day 10 on campaign trail, sea stars nearing extinction : In The News for Aug. 25
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 Aug. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 25, 2021
'It's very disturbing': Expert says sea stars melting away because of wasting disease
VANCOUVER - Sea stars in the waters off British Columbia that died off in the billions about a decade ago are not recovering as expected, an expert says. A new study published by the Royal Society sai...
Aug 25, 2021