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Air traffic controllers say potential cuts at Nav Canada would put lives at risk
OTTAWA - The union representing air traffic controllers says Nav Canada is mulling layoffs even if it receives a possible bailout from Ottawa. Doug Best, who heads the Canadian Air Traffic Control Ass...
Feb 22, 2021
Podcast odd couple: Obama, Springsteen in Spotify series
NEW YORK - Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for an eight-episode Spotify podcast series, swapping stories about their upbringings and even a White House singalong around a piano. The ...
Feb 22, 2021
Stricter public health measures come into effect at Canadian borders, airports
OTTAWA - A mandatory three-day hotel quarantine for most travellers landing at Canadian airports got off to a rough start on Monday, as some passengers complained of long waits to access the hotel-boo...
Feb 22, 2021
Sask. residents witness fireball hurtle across the sky
Residents in central Saskatchewan witnessed something spectacular Monday morning.A bright ball of light hurtled across the morning sky and it didn't take long for social media to light up with people ...
Feb 22, 2021
Sask. pharmacies officially part of COVID vaccination program
Saskatchewan's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine got a boost Monday.In a media release, the provincial government announced Saskatchewan pharmacists "are formally on board to play a key role in the deli...
Feb 22, 2021
Ministry to review circumstances of young woman's freezing death
The Ministry in charge of Corrections and Policing is now officially confirming the death of a woman in Saskatoon last month, just days after her release from the Pine Grove Correctional, will be the ...
Feb 22, 2021
Repeal of Virginia's death penalty headed to governor's desk
RICHMOND, Va. - State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a bill that will end capital punishment in Virginia, a dramatic turnaround for a state that has executed more people in its history than a...
Feb 22, 2021
OverActive Media releases plans for proposed entertainment venue at Exhibition Place
TORONTO - OverActive Media has released details of its plan for a new entertainment venue at Exhibition Place. The esports company, home to the Toronto Defiant and Ultra teams, says the project is wor...
Feb 22, 2021
Climate, China, Buy American to dominate Biden bilateral with prime minister Tuesday
WASHINGTON - China, climate change and Joe Biden's Buy American measures are likely to dominate when the U.S. president meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Tuesday's virtual conversation between...
Feb 22, 2021
Canada missed chance to help homegrown vaccines move quickly last spring: developers
OTTAWA - Two vaccine developers in Canada say a lack of federal funding early in the pandemic kept homegrown vaccines from moving as quickly as international versions. John Lewis, the CEO of Entos Pha...
Feb 22, 2021
