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Pope, citing pandemic effect, cuts pay for cardinals, others
VATICAN CITY - Trying to save jobs as the pandemic pummels Vatican revenues, Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics, as well as nuns, who work at the Holy See. In a decree p...
Mar 24, 2021
The power of touch: Boutique stretching thrives amid COVID
CENTERVILLE, Ohio - Pandemic-weary Americans starved for human interaction and physical touch are taking advantage of a growing wellness option once reserved for Hollywood actors, rock stars and elite...
Mar 24, 2021
Pope taps Chilean sex abuse whistleblower for Vatican panel
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Wednesday named a Chilean survivor of clerical sex abuse to serve on a Vatican commission that advises the pontiff on how to protect children from pedophile priests. The...
Mar 24, 2021
Crowds flock to Iceland volcano for a closer glimpse of lava
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - The eruption of a long-dormant volcano in southwestern Iceland has drawn large crowds of visitors eager to get close to the lava flows. Many have trekked to the volcano on the Rey...
Mar 24, 2021
Industry minister foresees biomanufacturing revival, including vaccines — eventually
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne sees a future for Canada as a leader in biomanufacturing, including vaccines - but not soon. In a speech at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolita...
Mar 24, 2021
New public health measures ‘a good start,’ says infectious disease expert
New public health measures ordered in Regina to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants were "a good start," says a local doctor who specializes in infectious diseases.However, Dr. Alex Wong is ambivalen...
Mar 24, 2021
Conservatives call on Liberals to stop payments to Chinese infrastructure bank
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to stop making payments to the Asian Infrastructure Bank in light of the ongoing detention and lack of transparency around the trials o...
Mar 24, 2021
Flying the flag: UK govt tells ministries to wave Union Jack
LONDON - The British government said Wednesday that the national flag should fly on all government buildings, the latest move in a highly visible embrace of the Union Jack by Conservative Prime Minist...
Mar 24, 2021
Veteran Hamilton Tiger-Cats cornerback Delvin Breaux announces retirement
HAMILTON - Cornerback Delvin Breaux Sr., who played in three Grey Cups with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats despite suffering a near-fatal neck injury in high school, announced his retirement Wednesday. Breau...
Mar 24, 2021
Report into shooting of Indigenous man heightens desire for change in RCMP: minister
REGINA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Canadians are impatient to see action from the RCMP after a report that said officers in Saskatchewan racially discriminated against the mother o...
Mar 24, 2021
