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Prairie provinces, Ontario say no consultation on Canada's new 2030 emissions target
OTTAWA - Western Canada and Ontario say they weren't consulted about the federal government's new goal for cutting greenhouse gas pollution by 2030. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged at a recent g...
Apr 26, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 26, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 3,510 new cases of COVID-19 today and 24 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health...
Apr 26, 2021
High court to take up right to carry gun for self-defence
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defence. The case ma...
Apr 26, 2021
EU launches legal action against vaccine-maker AstraZeneca
BRUSSELS - The European Union's executive branch said Monday that it has launched legal action against coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca for failing to respect the terms of its contract with the 2...
Apr 26, 2021
City claims it's on track to hit most affordable housing targets
NANAIMO - The City claims it's close to meeting many goals of its affordable housing strategy but Nanaimo's vacancy rate remains low. A staff report from social planner Karin Kronstal, to be presented...
Apr 26, 2021
Boy, 15, dead, 14 year-old charged, after two groups of youths fight in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A 15-year-old Vancouver boy has died after a fight between two groups of young people in a west-side park. Vancouver police says the teen was stabbed during the fight on Saturday. He under...
Apr 26, 2021
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebound in March
WASHINGTON - Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded 0.5% in March as U.S. factories recovered from frigid February weather disruptions. It was the tenth gain in the past 11 months and foll...
Apr 26, 2021
Lawyer: Iranian-British woman gets another year in prison
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran has been sentenced to another year in prison, her lawyer said Monday, drawing immediate criticism from Britain in the high pr...
Apr 26, 2021
Japan's ruling party loses 3 key elections in blow to Suga
TOKYO - Japan's ruling party lost all three parliamentary byelections held Sunday, loosening Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's grip on power ahead of national elections later this year. Suga said he tak...
Apr 26, 2021
Albania: Preliminary poll results show Socialists ahead
TIRANA, Albania - Preliminary results on Monday showed the ruling Socialist Party ahead in Albania's parliamentary election. With one-third of the votes counted, the left-wing Socialists of Prime Mini...
Apr 26, 2021