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Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former DOJ official in contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection voted Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who refused ...
Dec 1, 2021
Canadians in South Africa face cancelled flights, uncertainty as they try to return
MONTREAL - Megan Tanya Hodgkinson was visiting relatives in South Africa last week when Canada imposed travel restrictions on several African countries after scientists detected a new variant of the n...
Dec 1, 2021
Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation's first Black woman governor. Without s...
Dec 1, 2021
COVID-19 shows up in Canadian wildlife for first time with three Quebec deer infected
OTTAWA - For the first time, the COVID-19 virus has been detected in Canadian wildlife. Environment Canada says the virus was detected late last month in three wild white-tailed deer in Quebec. The de...
Dec 1, 2021
Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C. government's old-growth deferral process
Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns Wednesday over the provincial government's process to save old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-...
Dec 1, 2021
Quebec to introduce tracking bracelets for some conjugal violence offenders
MONTREAL - Quebec will begin requiring some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets beginning next spring, the province's public security minister announced Wednesday. Genevi...
Dec 1, 2021
Canada kicks Boeing from jet competition, narrows search to F-35 and Swedish Gripen
OTTAWA - Canada has officially narrowed its decade-long hunt for a new fighter jet to two choices as the federal government confirmed U.S. aerospace giant Boeing's Super Hornet is out of the running t...
Dec 1, 2021
Alberta expanding third COVID doses for adults aged 60 and up on December 6
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Government announced Wednesday that COVID-19 booster doses will be available to adults aged 60 and older starting Monday, December 6.Those wanting to book their appointment ...
Dec 1, 2021
Nearly 1/4 in Lethbridge and area have no family doctor; Presentation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group of doctors took to Lethbridge City Council Wednesday to highlight the severity of the doctor shortage in the area.At the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee meeting,...
Dec 1, 2021
Interim Green Leader Amita Kuttner ready to get tough on party infighting
OTTAWA - Amita Kuttner, the new interim Green leader, says they will be ready to take tough disciplinary action to deal with party members who "have been at each other's throats." The astrophysicist, ...
Dec 1, 2021