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Risky pandemic behaviour off the clock could mean workplace discipline: lawyers
CALGARY - Employment lawyers say flouting COVID-19 public health orders when off the job or coming into work while knowingly sick could warrant discipline in the workplace - including termination in t...
Apr 17, 2021
Proposed cannabis store at Emma Lake, receives green light
Wiid Boutique's plan to set up a new store at Emma Lake has cleared another hurdle.Following a public hearing Monday, the District of Lakeland Council voted 5-1 in favour of the application, which pav...
Apr 17, 2021
Iran names suspect in Natanz attack, says he fled country
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran named a suspect Saturday in the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges there, saying he had fled the country "hours before" the sabotage happened. While the...
Apr 17, 2021
U.S. climate envoy Kerry in Seoul for climate discussions
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met with South Korea's foreign minister in Seoul on Saturday for talks ahead of a virtual climate summit of world leaders called by President ...
Apr 17, 2021
‘Godzilla’ shark discovered in New Mexico gets formal name
SANTA FE, N.M. - The 300-million-year-old shark's teeth were the first sign that it might be a distinct species. The ancient chompers looked less like the spear-like rows of teeth of related species. ...
Apr 17, 2021
American, 2 Russians return to Earth from space station
MOSCOW - An American astronaut and two Russians have returned to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station. A Soyuz space capsule carrying NASA's Kate Rubins and Russians Sergey Ry...
Apr 17, 2021
China, Russia using their COVID-19 vaccines to gain political influence
OTTAWA - China and Russia have been using their locally produced COVID-19 vaccines to grow their international soft power by giving doses to desperate countries in order to have more political influen...
Apr 17, 2021
Canada's naked MP speaks out: leaked photo sends message 'anything goes' in politics
OTTAWA - The Liberal MP who inadvertently flashed his parliamentary colleagues says the fact that a screenshot of him in the nude was leaked to the media sends a troubling message about the corrosive ...
Apr 17, 2021
Chicago police critics call for charges in shooting of boy
CHICAGO - Newly released video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old will be key evidence when prosecutors consider a case against the officer and are confronted with both th...
Apr 17, 2021
Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Elected leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright want officers to scale back their tactics amid nightly protests, leaving some law e...
Apr 17, 2021
