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Kenney says he can’t guarantee all COVID restrictions will be lifted next week
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Jason Kenney says he can't guarantee that all of the public health measures and restrictions introduced in November as December as COVID cases in the province spiked will be lif...
Jan 07, 2021
Canadian Armed Forces lay out COVID-19 vaccination plans for troops
OTTAWA - The Canadian military's surgeon general says the Canadian Armed Forces have received enough doses of the Moderna vaccine to immunize 1,200 members against COVID-19.Maj.-Gen. Marc Bilodeau say...
Jan 07, 2021
Health Canada delays drug-pricing reforms, citing COVID challenges for manufacturers
Health Canada says it's delaying the implementation of long-awaited changes to Canada's drug-pricing regime by another six months. A spokesman for the department says the amendments to patented medici...
Jan 07, 2021
Health Minister saddened by COVID-related death of Alberta physician
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Minister of Health is sending his condolences to the family of a physician who passed away due to COVID-19.Tyler Shandro did not name the physician, but said they were one of ...
Jan 07, 2021
In wake of chaotic day on Capitol Hill, talk turns to expediting Donald Trump's exit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As an uneasy peace settles over Capitol Hill, talk in the U.S. capital has turned to expediting Donald Trump's departure. Overnight, just hours after Trump supporters forced their w...
Jan 07, 2021
National group launches legal action to increase abortion access in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - A national civil liberties group is launching a legal action against New Brunswick in order to increase abortion access in the province.The Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a s...
Jan 07, 2021
US services sector grows for seventh consecutive month
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, grew for the seventh consecutive month in December even as coronavirus cases surged through the holidays. The Institute for Su...
Jan 07, 2021
Devin Dreeshen issues brief statement on violence at U.S. Capitol
A local MLA who worked on Donald Trump's presidential election campaign in 2016 has issued a brief statement regarding Wednesday's violence in Washington, D.C.Angry supporters of President Trump storm...
Jan 07, 2021
South Africa buys 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa says it will import 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate the country's health workers. This is South Africa's first announcement of the purchase of a C...
Jan 07, 2021
US trade deficit jumps to $68.1 billion in November
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit jumped to $68.1 billion in November as a surge in imports overwhelmed a smaller increase in exports. The November gap between what America buys from abroad compared...
Jan 07, 2021