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Path out of pandemic isn't straightforward, but hope lies ahead: experts
TORONTO - There is a light at the end of the tunnel, COVID-19 experts say, even if it's hard to see it while more contagious virus variants plunge parts of Canada into the third wave of the pandemic. ...
Mar 28, 2021
'It's silly:' Director of Bigfoot movie thanks Alberta energy centre for controversy
EDMONTON - The director of a children's movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government's energy centre for starting a "ludicrous" fight over the film. Ben Stassen laughed several times as h...
Mar 28, 2021
Taber mayor aiming to clarify ‘Dog Control Bylaw’
TABER, AB - Taber's mayor is hoping to clear up some misconceptions about a proposed bylaw focused on dogs.The 'Dog Control Bylaw' was featured in the Town of Taber Council agenda for the March 22 mee...
Mar 28, 2021
'It's silly:' Director of Bigfoot movie thanks Alberta energy centre for controversy
EDMONTON - The director of a children's movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government's energy centre for starting a "ludicrous" fight over the film. Ben Stassen laughed several times as h...
Mar 28, 2021
Path out of pandemic isn't straightforward, but hope lies ahead: experts
TORONTO - There is a light at the end of the tunnel, COVID-19 experts say, even if it's hard to see it while more contagious virus variants plunge parts of Canada into the third wave of the pandemic. ...
Mar 28, 2021
Myanmar pageant contender calls for urgent international aid
BANGKOK - A pageant contestant from Myanmar has used her moment in the spotlight to appeal for urgent international help for her country as security forces suppressing protests against last month's co...
Mar 28, 2021
New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana
Lawmakers reached an agreement late Saturday to legalize recreational marijuana sales in New York. At least 14 other states already allow residents to buy marijuana for recreational and not just medic...
Mar 28, 2021
The need for speed: How Canada approved five vaccines for COVID-19 in under a year
OTTAWA - In the last four years, Health Canada has approved more than 1,500 new or updated pharmaceuticals. Ten of them are vaccines. Five of those are for COVID-19. Dr. Supriya Sharma, the chief medi...
Mar 28, 2021
Death toll from Egypt building collapse climbs to 18
CAIRO - The death toll from the collapse of a nine-story apartment building in Cairo has climbed to 18, Egyptian state media reported. The building collapsed early Saturday. State newspaper Al-Ahram s...
Mar 28, 2021
2 tugboats speed to Egypt's Suez Canal as shippers avoid it
SUEZ, Egypt - Two additional tugboats sped Sunday to Egypt's Suez Canal to aid efforts to free a skyscraper-sized container ship wedged for days across the crucial waterway, even as major shippers inc...
Mar 28, 2021