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Critics ask why no details on Alberta government plan for parks management
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has yet to release details on how it will "optimize" the province's parks by getting other people to run them. It's been almost a year since the plan was revealed in ...
Feb 22, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 805 new cases of COVID-19 today and 11 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including tw...
Feb 22, 2021

Conservatives urge Liberals to support Uighur genocide motion amid China's denials
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling on Liberal MPs to support the party's motion to have Parliament declare a genocide against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang province. Conservative MPs Micha...
Feb 22, 2021

Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care for Reducing Stigma Related to STBBIs
THURSDAY AT 10 AM CST - 11 AM CST there will be an online event to discuss Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care for Reducing Stigma Related to STBBIs.Trauma- and violence-informed care (TVIC) is an impo...
Feb 22, 2021

New Municipalities of Saskatchewan president looks to rebuild ‘fragmented’ group
With cracks in the organization that unites them, the new president of Municipalities of Saskatchewan (MOS) is looking to do a little construction work.Rodger Hayward said his main focus is on rebuild...
Feb 22, 2021

Insurance embraces digital innovation
It's easier than ever to get the protection you need.For many Canadians, buying insurance might summon unappealing thoughts of invasive medical tests, complicated forms and long wait times for approva...
Feb 22, 2021

In 'Minari,' harvesting an American dream
NEW YORK - The riverbed, more than anything else, needed to be exactly right. In Lee Isaac Chung's Arkansas-set family drama, "Minari," land is something more than a setting. It's a future. It's a dre...
Feb 22, 2021

Supreme Court won't halt Trump tax record turnover
WASHINGTON - In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is declining to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor. The court's ac...
Feb 22, 2021

Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccinati...
Feb 22, 2021

William says hospitalized grandfather Prince Philip is 'OK'
LONDON - Prince William said Monday that his grandfather, Prince Philip, is "OK" as the 99-year-old royal consort remains in a London hospital for rest and observation. William was asked about Philip ...
Feb 22, 2021