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GOP rallies solidly against Democrats' virus relief package
WASHINGTON - Republicans are closing ranks against Democrats' proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, even as the White House seemed to rule out a procedural Senate power play to protect one prov...
Feb 25, 2021
House poised to vote on legal safeguards for LGBTQ people
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-led House is poised to pass a bill that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation's labour and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the leg...
Feb 25, 2021
A mister no more: Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral
NEW YORK - Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister. Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on box...
Feb 25, 2021
How the Larry Nassar scandal has affected others
A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach being charged Thursday with crimes, including sexual assault, human trafficking and running a criminal enterprise is the latest fallout from the sexual abuse sc...
Feb 25, 2021
Feds didn't supply enough resources to end water advisories on First Nations: auditor
OTTAWA - The government did not provide the support needed to ensure First Nations communities have access to safe drinking water, says federal auditor general Karen Hogan in a report released Thursda...
Feb 25, 2021
Navy and Coast Guard's shipbuilding plan plagued by delays, auditor general says
OTTAWA - Federal auditor general Karen Hogan delivered a stark warning Thursday that government mismanagement is threatening to leave the navy and coast guard without the ships they need to defend Can...
Feb 25, 2021
Wins by Manitoba, Saskatchewan create three-way tie atop Pool B at Scotties
CALGARY - Manitoba's Jennifer Jones and Saskatchewan's Sherry Anderson picked up victories in Thursday's early draw at the Canadian women's curling championship to create a three-team logjam atop the ...
Feb 25, 2021
Supreme Court declines to hear Crown appeal of overturned N.S. murder conviction
Canada's top court has declined to hear an appeal from the Crown regarding the overturned murder conviction in the case of a former Nova Scotia medical student. William Sandeson was originally convict...
Feb 25, 2021
Quebec health authority hires Indigenous staff, promises changes after Echaquan death
QUEBEC - The Quebec health authority that runs the hospital where an Indigenous woman was mocked before she died says it is taking concrete steps to ensure Atikamekw people receive better care. Joyce ...
Feb 25, 2021
Ice Wolves could hang up skates until fall
La Ronge Ice Wolves head coach Kevin Kaminski isn't concerned about Feb. 28 being the last day of ice in the Mel Hegland Uniplex."There's no sense in keeping the ice in and wasting money when we're no...
Feb 25, 2021