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House approves $1.9B to bolster Capitol security after riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to bolster security at the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to harden the co...
May 20, 2021

'Crisis delayed': experts say drop in N.S. suicides in 2020 doesn't tell full story
HALIFAX - The number of suicides recorded in Nova Scotia in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic was the lowest since 2014. According to new government data, 120 people in Nova Scotia killed themselves i...
May 20, 2021

Ontario, Quebec lay out plans to reopen after COVID-19 restrictions
Canada's two most populous provinces are laying out plans to reopen as international travel restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic are extended for at least another mont...
May 20, 2021

US jobless claims fall again as some states end federal aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, vir...
May 20, 2021

PWHPA, NWHL start talking about future of women's pro hockey
CALGARY - What it will take to take to get women's professional hockey in North America out of a "slurve" seems to be more time, talk and trust. One leader in women's pro hockey conjures a phrase from...
May 20, 2021

Activist and former CFL player Balarama Holness to run for Montreal mayor
MONTREAL - A community activist and former CFL player is entering the race to become mayor of Montreal. Balarama Holness announced today he'll compete for the city's top job under the banner of his ne...
May 20, 2021

Activist and former CFL player Balarama Holness to run for Montreal mayor
MONTREAL - A community activist and former CFL player is entering the race to become mayor of Montreal. Balarama Holness announced today he'll compete for the city's top job under the banner of his ne...
May 20, 2021

Man taken to Calgary hospital after single-vehicle collision near Brooks
BROOKS, AB - A Lethbridge male is in hospital following a single-vehicle collision near Brooks on Wedesnday morning.RCMP say the vehicle left the road and struck a large tree on Township Road 19-2 (al...
May 20, 2021

Fired Quebec nurse tells Echaquan inquiry she's sorry for comments caught on film
MONTREAL - A Quebec nurse who was fired for insulting Joyce Echaquan as she lay dying in hospital has apologized for the comments she admits were cruel. She was the latest to take the stand today at a...
May 20, 2021

Report: BBC reporter used deceit to get 1995 Diana interview
LONDON (AP) - A BBC journalist used "deceitful behavior" to secure an explosive interview with Princess Diana in 1995, in a "serious breach" of the broadcaster's guidelines, an investigation found Thu...
May 20, 2021