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YouTube warns federal bill could hit digital creators' earnings from abroad
OTTAWA - YouTube says Canadian digital creators, including influencers, could lose foreign revenue if the government forces online platforms to promote Canadian content. The platform says proposed leg...
Mar 25, 2022

A bilateral data-sharing deal with U.S. better than status quo, says privacy watchdog
WASHINGTON - Canada's privacy watchdog is cautiously optimistic about the prospect of a bilateral deal with the United States to streamline cross-border access to data in criminal investigations. The ...
Mar 25, 2022

Province says funding will enhance growth, parental choices in K-12 education
EDMONTON, AB - Over the next three years, the provincial government will be investing more than $700 million into the education system through Budget 2022.Operational funding allocations for all schoo...
Mar 25, 2022

WHO rejects Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine from Medicago, with ties to big tobacco
OTTAWA - The World Health Organization has rejected Medicago's made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine, restricting the federal government's ability to donate those doses to countries in need. The federal gov...
Mar 25, 2022

N.S. fisherman trapped by Russian shelling as he attempts to ferry refugees to safety
HALIFAX - A Canadian lobster fisherman attempting to drive Ukrainian war refugees to safety says the Russian shelling of Chernihiv has trapped him in the city for three days as food and water supplies...
Mar 25, 2022

Quebec justice minister seeks answers on criminal trial that occurred with 'no trace'
MONTREAL - Quebec's justice minister says he's looking into a criminal trial in the province involving a police informant that took place entirely in secret and was kept off the official court docket....
Mar 25, 2022

Fire in Saudi city ahead of F1 race; Houthis claim attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A raging fire erupted Friday at an oil depot in the Saudi city of Jiddah ahead of an F1 race there, according to witnesses and video footage, with Yemen's Houthis re...
Mar 25, 2022

Biden in Poland to see US troops, Ukraine refugees
RZESZOW, Poland (AP) - President Joe Biden visited U.S. troops stationed near Poland's border with Ukraine on Friday and was getting a first hand look at the growing humanitarian response to the milli...
Mar 25, 2022

Russian, Belarusian players enjoy CHL life, but potential import draft ban looms
Ivan Zhigalov had to make a decision. The Belarusian goaltender could stay home to continue his development. The other option was a big leap - one that took him across an ocean to follow his hockey dr...
Mar 25, 2022

Lethbridge Police and AHS’ PACT initiative proving successful for mental health call response
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A partnership between Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is helping out community members affected by mental health challenges.The PACT initiative, ...
Mar 25, 2022