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NY to require state employees to get vaccines, or get tested
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York will require all state employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by Labor Day or undergo weekly tests for COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. "It's smart...
Jul 28, 2021
Ledecky wins gold, Biles drops out of all-around
TOKYO - Katie Ledecky got her first gold medal of these Olympics, while Simone Biles pulled out of another event she came into the Games favored to win. Ledecky bounced back from losses in her first t...
Jul 28, 2021
Charlie's Angels Golf Tournament raises just over $17,000 for local SPCA
After a successful eighth annual Charlie's Angels Golf Tournament at Mark's Nine Golf and Country Club, organizers gathered to the Prince Albert SPCA Tuesday afternoon to donate the funds raised.They ...
Jul 28, 2021
Group calls for integration of early childhood education and school systems
An advocacy group is calling for Canada to fully integrate child-care and early childhood education into its school systems. A new report from People for Education says there are clear benefits to ear...
Jul 28, 2021
Penny Oleksiak swims into Canada's record books after earning sixth career medal
Canada's most decorated summer Olympian doesn't have much time to rest and take it in. Penny Oleksiak swam into Canada's record books on Wednesday after winning a bronze in the women's 200-metre frees...
Jul 28, 2021
Trudeau in N.L. for announcements about child care, Muskrat Falls hydro project
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Newfoundland and Labrador today to make announcements about child care and about the province's troubled Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project, ...
Jul 28, 2021
Canada's Ellie Black out of all-around final with sprained ankle
TOKYO - Canadian gymnast Ellie Black has withdrawn from Thursday's all-around final event at Tokyo Olympics with an ankle injury. Canadian Olympic Committee chief sport officer Eric Myles said in a re...
Jul 28, 2021
Iran's supreme leader criticizes US as nuclear talks stalled
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday called the U.S. "stubborn" in stalled nuclear talks in Vienna for discussing Tehran's missiles and regional influence. Supreme Leader Ayatollah A...
Jul 28, 2021
AP Interview: Japan minister urges young to get vaccinated
TOKYO (AP) - As Olympics host Tokyo saw another record number of coronavirus cases Wednesday, Japan's vaccination minister said the speed of the country's inoculation campaign is less urgent than gett...
Jul 28, 2021
AP Interview: Japan minister urges young to get vaccinated
TOKYO (AP) - As Olympics host Tokyo saw another record number of coronavirus cases Wednesday, Japan's vaccination minister said the speed of the country's inoculation campaign is less urgent than gett...
Jul 28, 2021
