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Upcoming Programming at Catholic Family Services
Catholic Family Services have several great programs coming up for April and May 2021 with strict COVID-19 safety protocols and sanitization rules in effect.See the poster below for details.
Mar 30, 2021
EU, US pledge more than $1 billion to tackle Syria's crisis
BRUSSELS - The European Union and the United States pledged a combined $1.2 billion in aid Tuesday to help tackle war-ravaged Syria's deepening humanitarian and economic crises. The promise of aid com...
Mar 30, 2021
Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks
MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand - Violence in eastern Myanmar, including air raids that drove thousands of members of the Karen ethnic minority to seek shelter across the border in Thailand, deepened Tuesday w...
Mar 30, 2021
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
Health authority expands vaccine eligibility
The Saskatchewan Healthy Authority (SHA) has once again expanded their vaccine eligibility across the province.Starting March 31 at 8 a.m., all Saskatchewan residents 60 and over and phase one health ...
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
