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NY lifts more COVID-19 rules as it hits vaccination mark
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining so...
Jun 15, 2021
International women's rights advocates call on Canada to hold Pornhub to account
International women's rights advocates are calling on Canada to apply existing laws to hold tech giants like Pornhub to account in stopping the violence and exploitation of women. In a news conference...
Jun 15, 2021
Quebec invests nearly $100 million to combat sexual exploitation of minors
MONTREAL - Quebec is investing nearly $100 million over five years to fight the sexual exploitation of minors. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault told reporters today $79.2 million will go to...
Jun 15, 2021
MLB threatens pitchers with 10-game bans for altering balls
NEW YORK (AP) - Pitchers will be ejected and suspended for 10 games for using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs in a crackdown by Major League Baseball that will start June 21. The commis...
Jun 15, 2021
US COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to yearly cancer toll
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and ...
Jun 15, 2021
John Herdman says Canadian men's vision is clear on World Cup qualifying journey
John Herdman says his players have been focused on their task since he took over the Canadian men's program in January 2018. Their vision was clear in his first interviews with them. Leave a legacy. B...
Jun 15, 2021
Province provides funding to address elder abuse
EDMONTON, AB - Organizations across Alberta are set to receive funding to help address elder abuse.June 15 marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Seniors and Housing Minister for Alberta, Josephine Po...
Jun 15, 2021
Liberals table bill to protect French in sweeping update to Official Languages Act
OTTAWA - The Liberals are tabling legislation to beef up protection of French in Canada as part of the biggest overhaul to the Official Languages Act in more than three decades. Official Languages Min...
Jun 15, 2021
CFL to kick off 2021 regular-season schedule with Winnipeg-Hamilton Grey Cup rematch
TORONTO - The CFL has scheduled a Grey Cup rematch for its return. The CFL unveiled its 14-game regular season Tuesday, a day after the board of governors voted to resume play Aug., 5. The league didn...
Jun 15, 2021
Slovakia court tosses acquittals in reporter's slaying
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - An appeals court in Slovakia has dismissed a lower court's acquittal of a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fian...
Jun 15, 2021