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Feds' challenge of ruling on First Nations children 'a slap in the face': AFN
OTTAWA - The federal government's appeal of a ruling that expanded First Nations children's rights to public services is "a slap in the face," says the Assembly of First Nations. The November ruling b...
Jan 13, 2021
Dogs bring owners joy and a reason to be out at night during Quebec's curfew
MONTREAL - When the Quebec government announced it was imposing an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to limit the spread of COVID-19, Ita Skoblinski posted a tongue-in-cheek message to her local community Faceb...
Jan 13, 2021
Allan Legere, dubbed the 'Monster of the Miramichi', set for parole hearing today
The Parole Board of Canada is expected to consider the supervised release of serial killer Allan Legere during a hearing today. Residents of the Miramichi area and local politicians have already writt...
Jan 13, 2021
Pandemic worsening mental health for women more than men, poll suggests
OTTAWA - Aisha Addo was having a talk just the other day with a close friend about how they were faring as the pandemic stretched into 2021. She said her friend spoke candidly about feeling like she w...
Jan 13, 2021
B.C. care home allowed group activities to continue after positive test: family
VANCOUVER - Parbs Bains had a "sinking feeling" when she heard a single staff member tested positive for COVID-19 at her grandmother's care home. On Nov. 20, Little Mountain Place sent an email to fam...
Jan 13, 2021
Official: Africa secures close to 300 million vaccine doses
NAIROBI, Kenya - The African Union has secured close to 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the largest such agreement yet for Africa, a continental official said Tuesday. Nicaise Ndembi, senior sci...
Jan 12, 2021
Schumer calls for speedy confirmation of Biden Cabinet picks
WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that a coronavirus relief bill will be the top priority for his caucus but added that the recent violence at the Capitol shows the need...
Jan 12, 2021
US cancels ambassador's controversial trip to Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The U.S. State Department cancelled the planned Taiwan visit by its U.N. ambassador that has drawn strong opposition and a warning from China. The department announced it was cancelli...
Jan 12, 2021
No. 3 House GOP leader backs Trump impeachment as tide grows
WASHINGTON - Republican opposition to impeaching President Donald Trump began crumbling at the party's upper echelons on Tuesday as the No. 3 House GOP leader said she would vote to impeach Trump. "Th...
Jan 12, 2021
Attorney Fred Levin, who fought tobacco industry, dies at 83
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Florida attorney Fred Levin, who won a major legal battle against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, died Tuesday, several days after contracting the coronavirus. He was 83. Levin Pa...
Jan 12, 2021