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High court sides with Catholic agency in foster care dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working with same-sex couples as foster parents. The ...
Jun 17, 2021
UK records over 10,000 virus cases for first time since Feb
LONDON (AP) - The U.K.'s latest surge in coronavirus infections gathered pace Thursday with new confirmed cases rising above 10,000 for the first time in nearly four months as a result of the spread o...
Jun 17, 2021
Ex-President Gbagbo back in Ivory Coast after acquittal
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - Former President Laurent Gbagbo returned home to Ivory Coast on Thursday, a decade after his refusal to concede defeat in a presidential election sparked months of violence...
Jun 17, 2021
Virtual Supreme Court hearings to continue beyond pandemic, chief justice says
OTTAWA - Canada's chief justice says the Supreme Court will continue to hold virtual hearings beyond the COVID-19 pandemic if participants agree to them. At a news conference today, Richard Wagner say...
Jun 17, 2021
Canada to accept donation of one million Moderna vaccine doses from the United States
OTTAWA - Canada will receive a donation of one million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine from the United States today. The doses are part of the U.S. promise to donate 80 million doses of vaccines b...
Jun 17, 2021
Greens' Annamie Paul asks party execs for 'space to unify,' tells PM to 'back off'
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul is asking party brass and the prime minister to give her "the space to unify" the party ahead of a general meeting that could serve as a referendum on her leadership...
Jun 17, 2021
Commons committee calls for reshaping of EI to cover gig workers, self-employed
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee recommends a boost to the value and duration of employment insurance benefits, and expanding the system to cover gig workers and the self-employed. Today's report...
Jun 17, 2021
RCMP receiving missing dog complaints in SW Saskatchewan
SWIFT CURRENT, SK - RCMP are warning pet owners in southwestern Saskatchewan about a potential dog-napper in the area.Swift Current Rural RCMP Detachment says it has received five reports of missing d...
Jun 17, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination rates on the Prairies grow slowly after rush of keeners
WINNIPEG - The rush to get initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the Prairies is slowing down, with the rate of the eligible population getting a first shot hovering around 70 per cent in the three pr...
Jun 17, 2021
Global semiconductor chip shortage affecting local businesses
MEDICINE HAT, AB - While the end of the pandemic finally seems within sight, major global impacts are starting to surface and are starting to reach the local level.The world is currently experiencing ...
Jun 17, 2021