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South Korean president visits UAE, showcasing deep ties
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - On a trip to the United Arab Emirates, the president of South Korea on Sunday reportedly reached a preliminary multibillion-dollar deal to sell Seoul's surface-to-ai...
Jan 16, 2022
Parents, teachers in four provinces prepare to return to class as Omicron spreads
OTTAWA - Parents and teachers in four provinces are bracing for students to return to the classroom Monday as the Omicron variant-fuelled wave of COVID-19 continues to spread and questions remain abou...
Jan 16, 2022
I see what you’re saying: Saskatoon man invents with voice-to-text mask
A Saskatoon inventor has put technology into masks to help those who have a hard time hearing what someone else is saying behind their face covering.Brian Kendall has invented a voice-to-text mask."It...
Jan 16, 2022
SHA closely watching COVID outbreaks in long-term care
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is paying attention and watching closely what COVID-19 is doing in long-term and personal care homes in the province, according to the authority's interim COO, Derek ...
Jan 16, 2022
Quebec reports 3,300 COVID-19-related hospitalizations, 21 more deaths
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting yet another jump in COVID-19-related hospitalizations today, saying the figure climbed by 105 in the past 24 hours and now stands at 3,300. The provincial health departm...
Jan 16, 2022
Teen injured but stable after shooting in Montreal apartment, police say
Montreal police say they are investigating after a 14-year-old was shot and injured inside an apartment on Saturday night. They say they received a call around 6 p.m. about gunshots in the city's Vill...
Jan 16, 2022
Poll suggests support for Bill 21 provision may have dropped in Quebec; 55% in favour
MONTREAL - A new poll suggests support may have slipped for a key element of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. A web panel survey carried out by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies...
Jan 16, 2022
'We're getting through this': Nunavut hamlet fighting COVID-19 and TB at same time
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Eric Lawlor was in a meeting about a tuberculosis outbreak in his community in December when he got a call from Nunavut's top doctor telling him a resident had just tested positive ...
Jan 16, 2022
Omicron-specific vaccine likely to come too late to help in this wave: Sharma
OTTAWA - Health Canada's chief medical adviser says variant-specific vaccines can be approved faster than the general ones first issued to combat COVID-19, but one targeting the Omicron strain still l...
Jan 16, 2022
For some Canadian students, school disruptions have become routine
With classes back in full swing last fall, some Canadian students said it seemed like they were finally settling into a school routine after more than a year and a half of intermittent learning interr...
Jan 16, 2022