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Alberta health officials monitoring Omicron variant situation
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says public health officials have contacted people who've travelled from one of the southern African countries of interest for the Omicron COVID-19 variant in...
Nov 29, 2021
Internal review taking place for altercation between Blood Tribe man and RCMP member
CARDSTON, AB - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) will not investigate an incident involving a Blood Tribe man and member of the Cardston RCMP.On Nov. 23, police arrested 27-year-old D...
Nov 29, 2021
Ontario investigating four possible Omicron cases, offering testing to 375 travellers
TORONTO - Ontario is investigating four more possible cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern, and the province's top doctor said it's likely more will be detected after an initial two cases ...
Nov 29, 2021
Iran nuclear deal talks resume in Vienna amid muted hopes
VIENNA (AP) - Talks over Iran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have resumed in Vienna. That's according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, which reported the start of the talks Monday...
Nov 29, 2021
Swedes elect 1st female PM - for the 2nd time in a week
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Magdalena Andersson, who last week was Sweden's first woman prime minister for a few hours before resigning because a budget defeat made a coalition partner quit, was on Mon...
Nov 29, 2021
Stage set for Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) - Two years after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide behind bars, a jury is set to be picked Monday in New York City to determine a central question in the long-running sex trafficking case: Was ...
Nov 29, 2021
Man United hires Rangnick as manager until end of season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - German coach Ralf Rangnick was hired Monday as Manchester United manager until the end of the season. The 63-year-old Rangnick has left his role as head of sports and develo...
Nov 29, 2021
Actress Lindsay Lohan announces engagement in Instagram post
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Actress Lindsay Lohan has told her followers on Instagram that she's engaged. Lohan announced her engagement to boyfriend Bader Shammas and showed off a traditional ...
Nov 29, 2021
Omicron arrives in Canada and B.C.'s flood forecast: In The News for Nov. 29
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 Nov. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 29, 2021
Pandemic pressures: Nova Scotia offers pioneering helpline exclusively for men
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has established what is believed to be Canada's first 24-hour helpline exclusively for men in response to an urgent need that arose as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Soon after...
Nov 29, 2021