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Pelosi positive for COVID-19, was at White House with Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden. Pelosi received a positive test result fo...
Apr 07, 2022
After coming just short of post-season last year, Blue Jays appear primed for success
After finishing one game short of the post-season last year, the Toronto Blue Jays look to have the makings of a playoff team in 2022. The team's young core has blossomed, the starting rotation appear...
Apr 07, 2022
Celebration tour a sendoff for veteran Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe
VANCOUVER - While there'll be a lot of excitement and joy on the field when Canada's women's soccer team takes on Nigeria in a pair of upcoming friendlies, goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan knows there'll be...
Apr 07, 2022
Alberta expands access to fourth vaccine doses and other options
Alberta is expanding eligibility for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines and Paxlovid treatment for those most at risk from severe outcomes. The government states that the number of COVID-19-positive pa...
Apr 07, 2022
Who is eligible for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose across Canada
Provinces and territories are expanding eligibility for fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to millions more Canadians. This week, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended that sec...
Apr 07, 2022
Michigan governor sues to secure abortion rights, vacate ban
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sued Thursday to protect abortion rights, asking a Michigan court to recognize a right to abortion under the state constitution and to overturn a 176-year-o...
Apr 07, 2022
What happens after the Liberals table their budget in a minority Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself in familiar territory Thursday as the leader of a minority government that needs support from another party to pass a budget and avoid another fede...
Apr 07, 2022
Rapid tests an important, if imperfect, tool in potential sixth wave, say experts
Experts say rapid antigen tests are emerging as an important tool as Canada's pandemic strategy shifts from public health vigilance to an emphasis on personal responsibility. But they warn that rapid ...
Apr 07, 2022
Liberals set to unveil 2022 federal budget that promises billions in new spending
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are set to unveil their latest spending plan today that aims to balance promises made to voters in last year's election campaign, in the pact with the NDP, and recently t...
Apr 07, 2022
Turkey suspends trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing
ISTANBUL (AP) - A Turkish court ruled Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be transfe...
Apr 07, 2022