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Poland: Near-total abortion ban takes effect amid protests
WARSAW, Poland - A near-total ban on abortion has taken effect in Poland and triggered a new round of nationwide protests three months after a top court ruled that the abortion of congenitally damaged...
Jan 28, 2021
General Motors sets goal of going largely electric by 2035
General Motors has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and the entire company carbon neutral, including operations, five years after that. The Detroit ...
Jan 28, 2021
Brokerages limit trading in GameStop, sparking outcry
Robinhood and other retail brokerages are taking steps to tamp down the speculative frenzy surrounding companies such as GameStop, but the actions only sparked more volatility and an outcry from users...
Jan 28, 2021
Court says B.C.'s Surrey Six killers can argue abuse of process, while guilt affirmed
VANCOUVER - Two men found guilty of killing six people in British Columbia's most notorious gang slayings will be allowed a hearing to argue their claims of abuse of process, but their guilty verdicts...
Jan 28, 2021
South Carolina Senate passes bill outlawing most abortions
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, overcoming years of hurdles thanks to Republican winning new seats in last yea...
Jan 28, 2021
New trial ordered for N.S. booking officers convicted in jail cell death case
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for two special constables convicted of criminal negligence in the suffocation death of an inmate at a Halifax police lockup. The thre...
Jan 28, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocations to Canada already assuming six doses per vial
OTTAWA - Pfizer and BioNTech are already assuming Canada will agree its COVID-19 vaccine vials contain six doses instead of five and are using that to project how many vials it will send Canada in the...
Jan 28, 2021
Quebec City mosque co-founder decries lack of federal progress on curbing handguns
OTTAWA - The co-founder of the Quebec City mosque where six people were killed and many others injured four years ago this week laments the lack of federal progress on handgun control in a new letter ...
Jan 28, 2021
It's time for a First Nations person to be governor general: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says it's time for Canada to have a First Nations governor general now that Julie Payette has resigned from the role. The national chief of t...
Jan 28, 2021
Report recommends against basic income in British Columbia, saying it's no cure-all
VANCOUVER - A government-commissioned panel is recommending against the introduction of a basic income for all in British Columbia. The panel's report, co-authored by academics at the University of B....
Jan 28, 2021
