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Canadian environmentalists happy with International Energy Agency report
Canadian environmentalists are welcoming a report from the International Energy Agency that says new fossil fuel investment must end if the world is to meet its climate goals. The report, released thi...
May 18, 2021

UAE to offer booster shot to recipients of Sinopharm vaccine
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will begin offering a third booster shot to recipients of the Chinese state-backed Sinopharm vaccine six months af...
May 18, 2021

Model Naomi Campbell says she is mother to a baby girl at 50
LONDON (AP) - Naomi Campbell says she has become the mother of a baby girl. The 50-year-old British supermodel announced the news Tuesday on Instagram, posting a picture of her hand holding a baby's f...
May 18, 2021

'We were close': Jets-Oilers historic playoff battles still resonate with alumni
It's been more than three decades since the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers last met in the playoffs, but the circumstances remain eerily similar. The Jets 2.0 are once again running into the game's...
May 18, 2021

Lowry says family plus chance to win championships will factor into whether he stays
TAMPA, Fla. - Kyle Lowry says his family will play a large part in whether he'll remain with the Toronto Raptors next season. With free agency looming, the six-time all-star guard said he values stabi...
May 18, 2021

NewsAlert: Canada reaches 25,000 COVID-19 deaths
TORONTO - Canada's official COVID-19 death toll has reached 25,000.Ontario is reporting 17 new fatalities related to the virus today, taking the national toll to 25,000.The country's first COVID-19 de...
May 18, 2021

Prosecutor: Deputies' fatal shooting of Black man justified
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina district attorney says the shooting of a Black man killed by deputies was justified. District Attorney Andrew Womble made the announcement Tuesday after re...
May 18, 2021

Disney Junior series aims to give a kid's eye view of race
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Rise Up, Sing Out," an animated shorts series presenting the concepts of race, racism and social justice to young viewers, is coming to Disney Junior. Designed for children ages 2 ...
May 18, 2021

More than 50 migrants reported drowned off Tunisia; 33 saved
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - More than 50 migrants have drowned or disappeared off the coast of Tunisia, while 33 others were rescued by workers from an oil platform, the Tunisian Defense Ministry said Tuesd...
May 18, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, May 18, 2021
10:35 a.m. Nunavut is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today. There are 64 active cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut, 63 in Iqaluit and one in Kinngait. An outbreak was declared in Iqaluit on April 15 an...
May 18, 2021