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Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A billionaire's private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him t...
Mar 30, 2021
Germany to restrict AstraZeneca use in under-60s over clots
BERLIN - German health officials agreed Tuesday to restrict the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in people under 60, amid fresh concern over unusual blood clots reported in a tiny number of th...
Mar 30, 2021
Latest graphic novel about John Lewis coming in August
NEW YORK - The award-winning series of graphic novels about congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis will continue a year after his death. Abrams announced Tuesday that "Run: Book One" will be...
Mar 30, 2021
Teacher who confronted B.C. stabbing suspect with umbrella did what is right: sister
VANCOUVER - The sister of a British Columbia woman who took on a stabbing suspect with an umbrella says her sibling always does what she believes is right. Sheloah Klausen, a school teacher in North V...
Mar 30, 2021
Meng case 'unprecedented' as extradition request violates international law: defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the case before a British Columbia Supreme Court judge is "unprecedented" in that the extradition request from the United States violates in...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadians favour stricter gun control, mandatory buyback of banned firearms: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests two-thirds of Canadians favour stricter gun-control laws - and more than half believe that should include a mandatory buyback program for prohibited firearms. The poll, co...
Mar 30, 2021
Criminal laws violate charter rights of sex workers, advocates say in court challenge
OTTAWA - An alliance of 25 sex worker rights groups is asking the Ontario Court of Justice to strike down several sections of the Criminal Code as unconstitutional. The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work ...
Mar 30, 2021
Masonic halls in North Vancouver, Vancouver hit by separate fires early Tuesday
VANCOUVER - Fire crews have responded to separate fires at three buildings operated by the Freemason society in Metro Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP say in a statement a fire broke out just before 7 ...
Mar 30, 2021
Liberals should drive daycare improvements, not redo system, report says
OTTAWA - A new report is urging the Trudeau Liberals to embrace "aggressive incrementalism" on their promised path toward a national child-care system, arguing the government should quickly build on w...
Mar 30, 2021
With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins
SUEZ, Egypt - Experts boarded the massive container ship Tuesday that had blocked Egypt's vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a week, seeking answers to a single question that could...
Mar 30, 2021