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UN declaration to help First Nations achieve self-determination: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says passing a new law to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will get First Nations closer to sel...
Feb 10, 2021
Powell stresses commitment to full employment and low rates
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday underscored the Fed's commitment to reducing unemployment to multi-decade lows, where it stood before the pandemic, while signalling littl...
Feb 10, 2021
Italian populists dither over support for Draghi government
The populist 5-Star Movement, the largest party in the Italian Parliament, put on hold Wednesday its commitment to back the new government that former central banker Mario Draghi is working to assembl...
Feb 10, 2021
Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and...
Feb 10, 2021
Miner ponders impact of restoration of coal protection policy in Alberta
An Alberta coal miner with exploration leases in the province's Rocky Mountains says he's trying to figure out how the government's decision to restore protections to those lands will affect his compa...
Feb 10, 2021
Surging rate of COVID-19 infections eases; health officials warn against complacency
While the soaring rate of new COVID-19 infections has moderated substantially across the country in recent weeks because of anti-pandemic restrictions, health authorities warned against complacency. L...
Feb 10, 2021
Interfor buys South Carolina sawmill for US$59M as lumber prices set new records
VANCOUVER - Lumber producer Interfor Corp. is buying a sawmill in South Carolina from WestRock Co. for US$59 million in cash. The news comes as North American lumber prices set new record highs, less ...
Feb 10, 2021
Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime set to square off at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime has been a fan of Denis Shapovalov since he first met him at a national tennis camp in Toronto when both players were under 10 years old. More than a decad...
Feb 10, 2021
India will 'do its best' to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, says PM Narendra Modi
OTTAWA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country "will do its best" to help Canada get COVID-19 vaccines but stopped short of making any specific guarantee that India would ship doses to ...
Feb 10, 2021
Georgia prosecutor opens election probe after Trump call
ATLANTA - A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into "attempts to influence" last year's general election, a step that comes just weeks after President Donal...
Feb 10, 2021