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Mexico's Supreme Court rules that abortion is not a crime
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila - a state on the Texas border - ...
Sep 07, 2021
Some Alberta businesses frustrated as province declines to introduce vaccine passport
CALGARY - Some Alberta businesses are increasingly frustrated with the provincial government's reluctance to introduce a vaccine passport program.Quebec, B.C., Ontario and Manitoba will all require pr...
Sep 07, 2021
Ottawa Senators extend GM Pierre Dorion through 2024-25 season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have extended general manager Pierre Dorion through the 2024-25 NHL season. The club announced the news in a release Tuesday, saying it also holds an option for the 2025-2...
Sep 07, 2021
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Greens and People's party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Sep...
Sep 07, 2021
UN nuke watchdog: Iran pressing on with uranium enrichment
VIENNA (AP) - Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons in contravention of a 2015 accord with world powers that was meant to c...
Sep 07, 2021
Alberta delays identification requirements for supervised drug-use sites
CALGARY - The Alberta government is delaying implementation of one of its new rules governing supervised drug-use sites amid a legal challenge.Under new regulations, service providers were to collect ...
Sep 07, 2021
Edmonton Elks add former L.A. Rams linebacker Derrick Moncrief
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have beefed up their defence, signing former NFL linebacker Derrick Moncrief. Moncrief, 28, was cut by Los Angeles last month after splitting the 2020 season between the R...
Sep 07, 2021
Green party releases platform with promises to cancel pipelines, boost carbon price
TORONTO - The Green party is promising to boost greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, cancel all new pipelines and oil exploration, accelerate an increase in carbon pricing and ban the sale of al...
Sep 07, 2021
Singh promises to double funding, make public transit fully electric by 2030
TORONTO - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promising to double funding for public transit projects to help municipalities make their public transit fleets fully electric by 2030. Singh said Tuesday the imp...
Sep 07, 2021
City of Lethbridge to implement COVID testing program for employees
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A provincial masking mandate is back in effect across Alberta, due to rising COVID-19 case numbers.In response to this, the City of Lethbridge has announced some changes for its emplo...
Sep 07, 2021