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Program to give residency to 'guardian angel' asylum-seekers to open next week
OTTAWA - Some asylum-seekers who toiled on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis earlier this year will be able to apply for permanent residency in Canada beginning on Dec. 14. The federal government...
Dec 9, 2020
Oliva Jade Giannulli learning from family college 'mess-up'
LOS ANGELES - Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of "Red Table Talk" for her first public comments about the college admissions scandal involving...
Dec 9, 2020
Prince Albert upsizes support for Ronald McDonald House
The people in Prince Albert and surrounding area have proven once again they have a big appetite for helping charity.The Fries for Good fundraiser last month raised $1.8 million nationally for Ronald ...
Dec 9, 2020
UK investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 shot
LONDON - U.K. regulators said Wednesday that people who have a "significant history'' of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactio...
Dec 9, 2020
Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that U.S. sanctions are making it difficult for Iran to purchase medicine and health supplies from abroad, including COVID-19 vaccines nee...
Dec 9, 2020
Explosion damages Polish store near Amsterdam, 3rd in 2 days
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - An explosion damaged a Polish supermarket in a Dutch town near Amsterdam early Wednesday morning, the third such blast in two days. Police said the explosion happened at a sto...
Dec 9, 2020
Interest rate announcement and Lou Marsh winners: In The News for Dec. 9
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 9 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Th...
Dec 9, 2020
Federal tourism efforts to focus on going local to help hard-hit sector, Joly says
OTTAWA - Economic Development Minister Mlanie Joly says federal marketing strategies might need to shift away from attracting foreign visitors to Canada for the foreseeable future, as COVID-19 keeps s...
Dec 9, 2020
Psychologist for the prosecution to continue testimony at Toronto van attack trial
TORONTO - A psychologist retained by the prosecution is set to continue testifying at the murder trial for the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack. Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty t...
Dec 9, 2020
With key rate unlikely to move, focus shifts to Bank of Canada's take on economy
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will deliver an interest rate announcement today with observers watching if news about vaccines gives a shot in the arm to the bank's outlook on the economy. The central ba...
Dec 9, 2020
