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Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Lawmakers in the House and Senate made the unprecedented move with significant unfinish...
Mar 19, 2021
Trudeau hints at openness to gun bill changes after criticism from victims' families
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident the Liberal government's approach to gun control is the right one, but added he's open to hearing suggestions for improvement. Trudeau hinte...
Mar 19, 2021
Expect post-secondary classes in-person this fall, says minister
Alberta's minister of advanced education says postsecondary schools should prepare for a return to in-person classes this fall.Demetrios Nicolaides says that's based on the progress of the province's ...
Mar 19, 2021
Canada's PM Trudeau pledges to hold Iran to account for shootdown of Flight 752
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to hold Iran to account after its military shot down a passenger jet in January 2020. Trudeau says he will work with international part...
Mar 19, 2021
Canadian detained in China tried on spy charges, but no verdict announced
OTTAWA - China held a brief trial Friday for one of two Canadians detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive. Canada said its co...
Mar 19, 2021
Fed to end relaxed capital requirements for large banks
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve says it will restore capital requirements for large banks that were relaxed as part of the Fed's efforts to shore up the financial system during the early days of the ...
Mar 19, 2021
US charges Swiss 'hacktivist' for data theft and leaks
The Justice Department has charged a Swiss hacker with computer intrusion and identity theft, just over a week after the hacker took credit for helping to break into the online systems of a U.S. secur...
Mar 19, 2021
Rare disease linked to bats discovered in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB- The "Germ Hunters" team through the Alberta Government has discovered a rare pulmonary disease that is linked to bats.Infectious disease experts at Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) a...
Mar 19, 2021
CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer
NEW YORK - Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chor...
Mar 19, 2021
Liberals eye more cash for rapid-housing program as demand outstrips available funds
OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says he's looking for more money to help housing providers quickly build or buy existing structures for affordable housing units. Hussen isn't saying ...
Mar 19, 2021