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Facebook board upholds Trump suspension
SAN FRANCISCO - Former President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook - for now. The social network's quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was...
May 05, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Bungled messaging on AstraZeneca will hurt vaccine rollout
KAMLOOPS - CANADIANS CAN BE FORGIVEN for feeling exasperated over the advice they're getting on COVID-19 vaccines.The story is a familiar one. Health experts forcefully say we should do a certain thin...
May 05, 2021
India's foreign minister out of G-7 meeting over COVID risk
LONDON - India's foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London on Wednesday because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. Diplomats from the G-7 group of...
May 05, 2021
Bill to ensure safe election during pandemic stalls as odds of election increase
OTTAWA - Legislation aimed at ensuring a federal election could be safely held during the COVID-19 pandemic is stalled in the House of Commons, even as Justin Trudeau's Liberals are fast-approaching t...
May 05, 2021
Air force chief stands by Cyclone helicopters despite emergency landing, fatal crash
OTTAWA - The commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force says he has "full confidence" in the military's new Cyclone helicopters despite a growing number of incidents that include last year's deadly cra...
May 05, 2021
DND, Veterans Affairs workers say harassment complaints not taken seriously: unions
OTTAWA - It has been nearly two years since a civilian employee at the Defence Department says she first lodged a workplace harassment complaint against one of her superiors and she says the bureaucra...
May 05, 2021
Kenney to field questions on new COVID rules, looming hospital crisis
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and key members of his United Conservative cabinet are to provide more details and answer questions this morning on new COVID-19 health restrictions.A news conf...
May 05, 2021
Trudeau Liberals got earful on police racism from concerned public, emails reveal
OTTAWA - They didn't always agree on what to do, but scores of concerned citizens penned letters urging the federal Liberals to address police mistreatment of Black and Indigenous people as the killin...
May 05, 2021
Alberta confirms blood clot disorder death linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
rdrEDMONTON - An Alberta woman in her 50s has died from a rare blood clot disorder after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.The province's chief medical officer of health confirmed in a...
May 04, 2021
Draisaitl, McDavid dominant as Oilers down beleaguered Canucks 4-1
VANCOUVER - Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Connor McDavid registered a pair of assists as the Edmonton Oilers collected a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. McDavid continues to lead the ...
May 04, 2021
