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Manhunt fallout: Premier calls on the RCMP to improve emergency alert protocols
HALIFAX - The premier of Nova Scotia says the RCMP must change how they alert the public to dangerous incidents following the high-profile arrest of a gunman who remained at large for 19 hours. Stephe...
Jan 07, 2021
Health-care professionals ready to help but some say vaccine rollout too slow
VANCOUVER - Marcia Carr returned to nursing during the first wave of the pandemic after four years in retirement and now wants to "hit the ground running" to help vaccinate as many people as possible....
Jan 07, 2021
Doctors ask for vaccine priority for staff working in COVID-19 units at hospitals
EDMONTON, ON - More than 200 doctors in Alberta have signed an open letter asking for prioritized vaccination of health-care staff who work directly with patients on dedicated COVID-19 units.The lates...
Jan 07, 2021
Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labour secretary
BOSTON - President-elect Joe Biden will select Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as his labour secretary, according to a source familiar with the decision, choosing a former union worker who shares his Irish A...
Jan 07, 2021
Canadian snowbirds flock to vaccinate in Florida as rollouts lag north of the border
OTTAWA, ON- Canadian snowbirds in Florida are rushing to get inoculated down south as provincial vaccine rollouts lag north of the border.While many of the roughly one million Canadians who flock to s...
Jan 07, 2021
Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead the Commerce Department, helping set trade policy and looking to promote U.S. opportunities for growth domesti...
Jan 07, 2021
Timeline: A look at Canada's relationship with Iran, before and after the PS752 crash
OTTAWA - It has been 66 years since Canada and Iran established diplomatic ties. Those had frayed and been mended many times before the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines flight near Tehran kil...
Jan 07, 2021
New Mercedes screen to stretch nearly full width of car
FRANKFURT - Daimler's Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a key interior component of its upcoming electric luxury sedan: a large, curved screen that sweeps across almost the entire width of the car in the pla...
Jan 07, 2021
Calgary pivots to pursue world snowboard and freestyle ski championships
Calgary is making a pitch to be the host city of the world freestyle ski and snowboard championships next month if public health authorities approve it. Calgary would be a substitute site. The world c...
Jan 07, 2021
Canadian snowbirds flock to vaccinate in Florida as rollouts lag north of the border
OTTAWA - Canadian snowbirds in Florida are rushing to get inoculated down south as provincial vaccine rollouts lag north of the border. While many of the roughly one million Canadians who flock to sun...
Jan 07, 2021