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NDP will not trigger election as long as pandemic continues: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will not trigger an election as long as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Singh says he will stand by his pledge to prop up the Liberal minority government on c...
Feb 24, 2021
Judge correctly found refugee pact violates charter, lawyer tells appeal court
OTTAWA - A lawyer for prospective refugee claimants says a judge was correct in finding an agreement between Ottawa and Washington results in people being imprisoned by U.S. authorities.Lawyer Michael...
Feb 24, 2021
Chairman Powell: Fed is in no hurry to raise interest rates
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress on Wednesday that the central bank will not start raising interest rates until it believes its goals on maximum employment and inflati...
Feb 24, 2021
Feds need plan to vaccinate urban Indigenous, says head of Friendship Centres group
OTTAWA - The head of the National Association of Friendship Centres says Ottawa should have a cohesive COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan for Indigenous people, including in urban areas. Executive director...
Feb 24, 2021
'Serious concerns': Alberta First Nations oppose coal expansion in Rocky Mountains
EDMONTON - Two of Alberta's largest First Nations have written letters to coal companies saying they will oppose any new mine proposals in the Rocky Mountains. The Siksika and Kainai bands say new min...
Feb 24, 2021
Conservatives' Erin O'Toole hitting turbulence after six months as party leader
OTTAWA - The fight to win the leadership of his party could be nothing compared to what Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has ahead: keeping his party together as he tries to win over voters who haven'...
Feb 24, 2021
Germany urges Iran to accept diplomacy in nuclear dispute
BERLIN - Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Iran to accept diplomatic overtures coming from the West in order to preserve the 2015 nuclear accord. Heiko Maas accused Tehran of further under...
Feb 24, 2021
Higher oil prices boosting Alberta’s bottom line ahead of Thursday budget, says Kenney
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says a recent bump in energy prices in the third quarter of the current budget is helping the bottom line as his government prepares to introduce its 2021-22 budget.The...
Feb 24, 2021
Dear Sir or Madam: Paul McCartney memoir due out in November
NEW YORK - Paul McCartney is finally ready to write his memoirs, and will use music - and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet - to help guide him. "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present" will be released Nov. 2, ...
Feb 24, 2021
Canucks' Antoine Roussel fined for roughing Oilers' Puljujarvi
VANCOUVER - Canucks forward Antoine Roussel has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL for roughing in Vancouver's 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. The 31-year-old winger dropped his gloves and wen...
Feb 24, 2021