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Wire theft in Mexico triggers at least 70 layoffs at Quebec factory, more possible
MONTREAL - Dozens of workers at a factory in La Pocatiere, Que. have lost their jobs after a theft at a plant in Mexico. French rail manufacturer Alstom says at least 70 of its employees will be laid ...
Apr 03, 2021
California OKs indoor sports, concerts as COVID cases plunge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sports, theatre and music fans will be able to take their seats again in California as the state's coronavirus cases plummet and vaccinations jump. After a year-long ban on most i...
Apr 03, 2021
McDavid leads Oilers to 3-2 victory over Flames in Battle of Alberta matchup
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored the game winner and the Edmonton Oilers won the latest Battle of Alberta Friday, topping the Calgary Flames 3-2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Dominik Kahun also put away go...
Apr 03, 2021
'Caring for others:' Mosque, synagogue advise Alberta church to follow COVID-19 rules
EDMONTON - Leaders with a mosque and a synagogue in Edmonton have a message for an area Christian church that has been routinely holding services that violate COVID-19 restrictions. While they sympath...
Apr 03, 2021
P.A. National Park investigating sharp decline in lake trout population in Kingsmere Lake
As ongoing research continues, the Prince Albert National Park (PANP) has discovered a sharp decline in lake trout in Kingsmere Lake.Since 2009, they found the lake trout population has decreased by 4...
Apr 03, 2021
Germany faces 'crisis of trust' in pandemic, president says
FRANKFURT - Germany's president says the country is enduring a "crisis of trust" and urged people to "pull together" as they weather a second Easter amid pandemic restrictions and dissatisfaction over...
Apr 03, 2021
Authors of UK racism report hit back at 'misrepresentation'
LONDON - The commission behind a report that concluded that Britain doesn't have a systemic problem with racism has defended itself against critics, some of whom have argued that it downplayed the cou...
Apr 03, 2021
Officials seek to convince skeptical public of vaccine safety
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer wouldn't hesitate to roll up his sleeve if the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine were offered to him tomorrow, he said this week. Dr. Howard Njoo, along w...
Apr 03, 2021
UK regulator reports 30 clot cases linked to AstraZeneca jab
LONDON - Britain's medicines regulator said it has identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events associated with the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine but stressed the benefits "continue to outweigh any...
Apr 03, 2021
Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest in deadly train crash
HUALIEN COUNTY, Taiwan - Prosecutors in Taiwan on Saturday sought an arrest warrant for the owner of an unmanned truck that rolled onto a train track and caused the country's worst rail disaster in de...
Apr 03, 2021
