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Montreal suburb becomes first Quebec municipality to ban glyphosate
LAVAL, Que. - Montreal's northern suburb has become the first city in Quebec to ban the use of glyphosate and other pesticides. Officials in Laval, Que., adopted the new bylaw on Tuesday. The city is ...
Apr 14, 2021
Prosecutors: No charges for officer in Capitol riot shooting
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a door during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Au...
Apr 14, 2021
Country Thunder, Big Valley Jamboree festivals cancelled this year
A trio of popular country music festivals have been cancelled again in 2021. Country Thunder has announced the Alberta and Saskatchewan editions will not take place this year. The Big Valley Jamboree ...
Apr 14, 2021
Suspect arrested after Quebec teacher on picket line struck by car
MONTREAL - A teacher in Sherbrooke, Que., who was picketing with her colleagues this morning was struck by a car in what police are calling a deliberate gesture. Sherbrooke police spokesman Martin Car...
Apr 14, 2021
Canada's Jonathan David back training with Lille after recovering from ankle injury
LILLE, France - Canadian striker Jonathan David, injured in a Ligue 1 game April 3, returned to training with Lille on Wednesday. The 21-year-old from Ottawa was hurt after scoring in Lille's 1-0 win ...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden's planned U.S. pullout from Afghanistan to use Sept. 11 anniversary as deadline
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is to start the clock today on the long-awaited withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Biden will set Sept. 11 as the deadline for the pullout - the 20th anni...
Apr 14, 2021
Physician clinics to start offering COVID vaccines in pilot program
Ten physician clinics across the province will be able to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible patients in a pilot program.The pilot will begin April 19 and test the most effective ways to tra...
Apr 14, 2021
Lethbridge Police Service action plan sent to Alberta justice minister
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The future of the Lethbridge Police Service is in the hands of Alberta's Justice Minister.In March, Kaycee Madu wrote to Police Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh, Chairperson of the Lethbridge ...
Apr 14, 2021
Additional COVID-19 cases connected to Prairie Rose schools
DUNMORE, AB - Positive cases of COVID-19 are connected to two schools in the Prairie Rosie Public Schools division and close to 120 students and staff have been placed into quarantine.There are three ...
Apr 14, 2021
Blood clots may be linked to AstraZeneca vaccine but still very rare: Health Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada says a new and extremely rare blood clotting syndrome may be linked to Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but the benefits of the vaccine still far outweigh the risks.The conclusions co...
Apr 14, 2021