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Exiled Belarusian politician urges Canada to speak out in support of democracy
OTTAWA - The exiled opposition leader of Belarus says she is an "accidental" revolutionary who threw herself into the dangerous political arena of her country only out of love for her people, husband ...
Mar 18, 2021

U.S. working on plan to lend doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada, Mexico
WASHINGTON - The White House says it is working on a plan to lend 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Canada and an additional 2.5 million doses to Mexico. Press secretary ...
Mar 18, 2021

Atwood, Grisham among contributors to pandemic novel
NEW YORK - One of the first novels about the pandemic will be a collaborative effort, with Margaret Atwood, John Grisham and Celeste Ng among the writers. The Authors Guild Foundation announced Thursd...
Mar 18, 2021

Becerra confirmed to head up Biden's ambitious health agenda
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden's health secretary, filling a key position in the administration's coronavirus response ...
Mar 18, 2021

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Prince Albert Needs Your Support
Prince Albert we need your support! Our first batch of books will be delivered in April to children registered prior to March 1. We need community support to insure we can continue sending quality boo...
Mar 18, 2021

Biden to send COVID shots to Mexico, Canada in first exports
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots. A White House official confirmed Thursday th...
Mar 18, 2021

COVID-19 tied to stagnant population growth and rise in deaths in Quebec: report
MONTREAL - Quebec's statistics institute says the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically slowed population growth in 2020 and led to a spike in the number of annual deaths. Institut de la statistique du Quebe...
Mar 18, 2021
Adam Herold Legacy Foundation accepting applications for hosting communities
The Adam Herold Legacy Foundation is looking for places to host their 2021-22 Hockey and Leadership Development Program camps. The foundation is now accepting applications from communities and will se...
Mar 18, 2021

The Canadian Press receives eight NNA nominations for N.S. shooting coverage, photos
TORONTO - The Canadian Press received eight National Newspaper Award nominations for its coverage of a killing rampage in Nova Scotia and sports and breaking news photos. The national newswire agency ...
Mar 18, 2021

U.K. study rules out link to some blood clots from AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The United Kingdom's drug regulator says a "rigorous scientific review" has ruled out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as the cause of blood clots in veins but is doing a more detailed study lo...
Mar 18, 2021