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Google workers form new labour union, a tech industry rarity
A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labour movement in the tech industry. About 225 employees at Google and its pa...
Jan 04, 2021
Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. - A Wisconsin pharmacist told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he felt the shots weren't safe, a prosecutor said Monday. Police in Grafton...
Jan 04, 2021
Nunavut woman dies from COVID-19 after delivering baby in Winnipeg hospital
A Nunavut mother has died from COVID-19 complications after giving birth in a Winnipeg hospital. Silatik Qavvik, from the Hudson Bay community of Sanikiluaq, travelled in November to Winnipeg to deliv...
Jan 04, 2021
Tracy Allard, premier's chief of staff resign over holiday travel
Tracy Allard has resigned as minister of municipal affairs, and Jamie Huckabay has resigned as premier's chief of staff, at Kenney's request. Other MLAs who travelled over the holidays have also lost ...
Jan 04, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor limits staff increases at five industrial worksites
VICTORIA - An order by British Columbia's top doctor requires five major industrial projects in the Northern Health region to limit how many staff are allowed to return to work in the next two months ...
Jan 04, 2021
Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, open airspace and border
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Kuwait's foreign ministry announced Monday that Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has d...
Jan 04, 2021
Poor IT support hurting Canadian military operations, internal review finds
OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department report says Canadian Armed Forces operations and security may be at risk due to major problems with how the military's computer networks are supported. The repo...
Jan 04, 2021
Brief court appearance for teens accused in death of Calgary police officer
CALGARY - Two teenagers accused in the death of a Calgary police officer last week made brief court appearances this morning.A 17-year-old, who cannot be identified, and 19-year-old Amir Abdulrahman w...
Jan 04, 2021
MHPS new chief Mike Worden sworn in on Monday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Police Service held a small ceremony on Monday morning as Mike Worden was sworn in as Chief of Police.Worden replaces Chief Andy McGrogan, who retired on December 31, 2...
Jan 04, 2021
Canadians Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil won't play in season-opening event
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil have pulled out of the season-opening Delray Beach Open. The ATP Tour 250 hard-court event opens Thursday. The Delray Beach tournament, w...
Jan 04, 2021