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Montreal suburb becomes first Quebec municipality to ban glyphosate
LAVAL, Que. - Montreal's northern suburb has become the first city in Quebec to ban the use of glyphosate and other pesticides. Officials in Laval, Que., adopted the new bylaw on Tuesday. The city is ...
Apr 14, 2021
Prosecutors: No charges for officer in Capitol riot shooting
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Au...
Apr 14, 2021
Suspect arrested after Quebec teacher on picket line struck by car
MONTREAL - A teacher in Sherbrooke, Que., who was picketing with her colleagues this morning was struck by a car in what police are calling a deliberate gesture. Sherbrooke police spokesman Martin Car...
Apr 14, 2021
Backroom organizer Mark Marissen announces bid for mayor in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Longtime political organizer Mark Marissen has announced his bid for mayor of Vancouver.In messages posted Wednesday on social media, Marissen says he will run for Vancouver's top job in t...
Apr 14, 2021
Canada's Jonathan David back training with Lille after recovering from ankle injury
LILLE, France - Canadian striker Jonathan David, injured in a Ligue 1 game April 3, returned to training with Lille on Wednesday. The 21-year-old from Ottawa was hurt after scoring in Lille's 1-0 win ...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden's planned U.S. pullout from Afghanistan to use Sept. 11 anniversary as deadline
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is to start the clock today on the long-awaited withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Biden will set Sept. 11 as the deadline for the pullout - the 20th anni...
Apr 14, 2021
Blood clots may be linked to AstraZeneca vaccine but still very rare: Health Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada says a new and extremely rare blood clotting syndrome may be linked to Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but the benefits of the vaccine still far outweigh the risks.The conclusions co...
Apr 14, 2021
Judge refuses request to acquit Chauvin in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS - The judge at Derek Chauvin's murder trial Wednesday turned down a defence request to acquit the former officer in George Floyd's death, rejecting claims that prosecutors failed to prove ...
Apr 14, 2021
Toronto FC shifts venue for Leon rematch after CONCACAF objection to original site
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Toronto FC's rematch with Mexico's Club Leon in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League has been shifted to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Wednesday evening's game - ...
Apr 14, 2021
EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology
BRUSSELS - In a stinging rebuke to pharma giant AstraZeneca Wednesday, the European Union announced plans to negotiate a massive contract extension for Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine insisting the...
Apr 14, 2021