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Lawrence Wright's 'The Plague Year' to release in June
NEW YORK - One of the first book-length inside accounts of the coronavirus pandemic will be coming out in June. Lawrence Wright's "The Plague Year," which builds on a New Yorker story that ran earlier...
Jan 27, 2021
Canadian military dealing with surge in new COVID-19 infections since December
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a dramatic increase in the number of troops who have been infected with COVID-19 over the past month. New Department of National Defence figures prov...
Jan 27, 2021
Flaring at CF Industries causes concerns for some residents
MEDICINE HAT - It's a common sight.CF Industries flaring into the night sky in northeast Medicine Hat.But sometimes conditions make it look worse.Such was the case last night, when the cold air and th...
Jan 27, 2021
Class-action suit to end racial profiling by French police
PARIS - In a first for France, six nongovernmental organizations launched a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the French government for alleged systemic discrimination by police officers carrying...
Jan 27, 2021
Case begins on N.S. shooter and farmers storm Indian capital: In The News for Jan. 27
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 Jan. 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 27, 2021
New work permit program for international graduates in Canada taking applications
A new work permit program for international students in Canada is taking applications starting today. The federal government announced the program this month as part of a bid to convince more people t...
Jan 27, 2021
Three people expected to be arraigned for alleged ammunition transfer to N.S. shooter
HALIFAX - Three people who allegedly supplied ammunition to the gunman who murdered 22 people in the April 18-19 mass shooting in Nova Scotia are scheduled for court hearings today.RCMP have charged L...
Jan 27, 2021
UN experts alarmed by trend toward assisted dying for non-terminal conditions
OTTAWA - United Nations human rights experts are alarmed by what they see as a growing trend to enact legislation allowing medical assistance in dying for people suffering from non-terminal, disabling...
Jan 27, 2021
Calculated risk or gamble: Experts differ on merits of Quebec's vaccine strategy
MONTREAL - Quebec's director of national health said he's still not sure when the province will begin administering COVID-19 booster shots - 43 days since officials started injecting people with the P...
Jan 27, 2021
Union boss wants meat-plant workers on early COVID-19 vaccine list
CALGARY - The president of a union representing employees at some of the largest meat-packing plants in the country says there needs to be a discussion about making the COVID-19 vaccine more readily a...
Jan 27, 2021