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Address anti-Indigenous racism in health care before expanding MAID: FN advocate
OTTAWA - Tyler White of Siksika First Nation Health Services in Alberta says the federal government should not expand access to the procedure to those suffering solely from severe mental illness. He s...
Feb 26, 2021
Erin O'Toole spent $3.69 million on bid for Conservative party leadership
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole spent $3.69 million on his campaign to win leadership of the party last year. But having raised over $3.7 million, he ended the race with a small surplus. All...
Feb 26, 2021
NYC schools chancellor exits, citing virus' personal toll
New York City's Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced Friday he would step down, citing the coronavirus pandemic's personal toll on his family. He will be replaced by Bronx Executive Superinte...
Feb 26, 2021
Prince Harry raps 'Fresh Prince,' says he didn't walk away
LONDON - Prince Harry, who decamped from England to Southern California last year, rapped the theme song to the 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" during a late-night talk show appearance in w...
Feb 26, 2021
US consumers rebound to boost spending 2.4% as income jumps
WASHINGTON - Bouncing back from months of retrenchment, America's consumers stepped up their spending by a solid 2.4% in January in a sign that the economy may be making a tentative recovery from the ...
Feb 26, 2021
IS bride loses bid to return to UK to fight for citizenship
LONDON - A woman who ran away from London as a teenager to join the Islamic State group lost her bid Friday to return to the U.K. to fight for the restoration of her citizenship, which was revoked on ...
Feb 26, 2021
Corryn Brown misses Championship Pool at Scotties-Homan first overall
KAMLOOPS - It's all over for the Corryn Brown rink at the Scotties. Despite a last draw 9-5 win over Newfoundland last night, Brown finished out of the playoff hunt after an earlier loss to Saskatchew...
Feb 26, 2021
2 US Navy warships in Mideast hit by coronavirus outbreaks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Two U.S. Navy warships operating in the Mideast have been struck by coronavirus outbreaks, authorities said Friday, with both returning to port in Bahrain. A dozen troops...
Feb 26, 2021
Union asks why junior school mask rule wouldn't work in B.C. if it does elsewhere
VANCOUVER - As British Columbia teachers argue for broader mask requirements in elementary schools, some families and educators say it's been easy for kids to adapt to the rules in other provinces. He...
Feb 26, 2021
Union asks why junior school mask rule wouldn't work in B.C. if it does elsewhere
VANCOUVER - As British Columbia teachers argue for broader mask requirements in elementary schools, some families and educators say it's been easy for kids to adapt to the rules in other provinces. He...
Feb 26, 2021
