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Liberals pressed to ease access to EI parental leave to help unemployed moms
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing increasing pressure to close a loophole preventing new mothers from having their maternity leave fully covered. The Opposition Conservatives are asking the Li...
May 06, 2021
Organizers, media, viewers pivot after curling TV and streaming feeds shut down
The venerable supports of pandemic-era sports media coverage - television and streaming - have been critical lifelines for reporters tasked with remote filing in the absence of regular in-person acces...
May 06, 2021
NHL fines Rangers $250K for criticizing player safety call
The New York Rangers were fined an extraordinary $250,000 by the NHL on Thursday for "demeaning" public comments about head of player safety George Parros. After the league's department of player safe...
May 06, 2021
Vatican conference features Fauci, Francis - and Aerosmith
ROME - The CEOs of vaccine-makers Pfizer and Moderna joined cardinals, academics and the lead guitarist of Aerosmith in opening a unique Vatican conference on COVID-19, other global health threats and...
May 06, 2021
Ontario cases edge over 3,000, provinces prepare to expand vaccination rollout
COVID-19 cases in Canada's most populous province edged over 3,000 again as Ontario expanded vaccination bookings and several regions in the country prepared to roll out shots to teenagers.Ontario rep...
May 06, 2021
COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says he might impose tougher travel restrictions to reduce the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, as Atlantic Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak shows no signs of let...
May 06, 2021
‘Like a flash fire:’ Rabbit owners warned about outbreak of deadly disease in Alberta
CALGARY - Janice Romick could see it coming.The rabbit breeder for 40 years in Cold Lake, Alta., says she saw the writing on the wall before a deadly rabbit virus appeared last month in the southern p...
May 06, 2021
Ontario First Nations group backs Line 5 shutdown, slams Ottawa for fighting back
WASHINGTON - A prominent First Nations group in Ontario is accusing the federal government of putting the oil and gas industry ahead of protecting the Great Lakes. The Anishinabek Nation says it is di...
May 06, 2021
Productivity rebounds at solid 5.4% rate in first quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity posted a sharp rebound between January and March after falling in the previous quarter. Labor costs declined slightly. Productivity increased at an annual rate of 5.4% i...
May 06, 2021
Microsoft pledges to let EU users keep data inside bloc
LONDON - Microsoft is pledging to let business and public sector customers in the European Union keep cloud computing data inside the 27-nation bloc to avert concerns about U.S. government access to s...
May 06, 2021