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New contract ratified for Village of McBride employees
MCBRIDE - Village of McBride employees have ratified a new contract.The 12 employees ratified it unanimously after negotiations first began in February 2020. Service, Health, Manufacturing, and Allied...
Oct 07, 2021

Macklem: Governments, private sector need to deliver vaccines to developing nations
OTTAWA - The governor of the Bank of Canada is pressing the case for COVID-19 vaccines to be sent to developing nations. Tiff Macklem says the pandemic is not just the biggest health risk facing the w...
Oct 07, 2021

Poland: Court rules that some EU rules clash with Polish law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's constitutional court has ruled that some European Union laws are in conflict with Poland's Constitution. The Constitutional Tribunal ruled Thursday that some provisions ...
Oct 07, 2021

Canada has history at Azteca Stadium, but little of it has been good
Azteca Stadium has been a house of horrors for most visitors. But no one can deny the venerable Mexico City soccer venue has history. "Just soaking it in," said Canada coach John Herdman, looking arou...
Oct 07, 2021

Quebec physicist linked to Nobel-winning research urges Canada to 'value science'
MONTREAL - A Quebec-born scientist who has contributed to research that won his collaborator this year's Nobel Prize in Physics says he hopes to inspire Canadians to value science. Patrick Charbonneau...
Oct 07, 2021

Queen Elizabeth launches baton relay for Commonwealth Games
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II held her first major engagement at Buckingham Palace since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year and a half ago, as she presided Thursday over the launch of the...
Oct 07, 2021

Vancouver council narrowly rejects climate emergency parking, vehicle levies
VANCOUVER - City councillors in Vancouver have narrowly rejected a proposal for citywide parking permits and a levy on certain vehicles, with Mayor Kennedy Stewart questioning the fairness of the plan...
Oct 07, 2021

Lululemon joins new generation of home gym equipment retailers with launch of Mirror
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. is joining the booming personalized at-home exercise trend with the launch of Mirror, a large electronic device for streaming workout classes. The athleisure retai...
Oct 07, 2021

Thanksgiving in a COVID world, COVID and pregnancy : In The News for Oct. 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 07, 2021

Sister of pregnant Alberta woman who died of COVID-19 urges others to get vaccinated
EDMONTON - This Thanksgiving will be a tough one for Carol Charles and her family. The 50-year-old from Regina usually travels to her younger sister's house in Edmonton for the holiday. But Jennifer R...
Oct 07, 2021