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Conservatives urge Liberals to support Uighur genocide motion amid China's denials
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling on Liberal MPs to support the party's motion to have Parliament declare a genocide against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang province. Conservative MPs Micha...
Feb 22, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak closes one unit of Vancouver General Hospital to admissions, visits
VANCOUVER - Five patients and two staff members in one unit at Vancouver General Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting health officials to declare an outbreak in that section of the ho...
Feb 22, 2021

In 'Minari,' harvesting an American dream
NEW YORK - The riverbed, more than anything else, needed to be exactly right. In Lee Isaac Chung's Arkansas-set family drama, "Minari," land is something more than a setting. It's a future. It's a dre...
Feb 22, 2021

Supreme Court won't halt Trump tax record turnover
WASHINGTON - In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is declining to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor. The court's ac...
Feb 22, 2021

Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccinati...
Feb 22, 2021

William says hospitalized grandfather Prince Philip is 'OK'
LONDON - Prince William said Monday that his grandfather, Prince Philip, is "OK" as the 99-year-old royal consort remains in a London hospital for rest and observation. William was asked about Philip ...
Feb 22, 2021

Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk's art book hits bookstores
WARSAW, Poland - The latest book by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk to be translated into English is a departure for the celebrated Polish author. "The Lost Soul," which comes out this week in the U.S.,...
Feb 22, 2021

Netflix doc to examine man behind college admissions scandal
LOS ANGELES - A Netflix documentary will use actor recreations of FBI wiretaps to tell the story of Rick Singer, the man at the centre of the college admissions scandal that sent actors Felicity Huffm...
Feb 22, 2021

New parking lot for popular trail opens, highly anticipated stairs to Ammonite Falls delayed
NANAIMO - While work carries on to improve user infrastructure at Benson Creek Falls Regional Park (BCFRP), easier access to Ammonite Falls will have to wait. The Regional District of Nanaimo's manage...
Feb 22, 2021

Report says mandatory ship speeds required to protect right whales in Cabot Strait
OTTAWA - Voluntary speed restrictions in place for vessels passing through the Cabot Strait don't go far enough to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to a newly released report....
Feb 22, 2021