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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
‘He brings out the best in everyone’: Riders prepare to add Duke Williams to locker room
Duke Williams will be a new weapon for the Saskatchewan Roughriders - and offensive co-ordinator Jason Maas knows exactly what to expect.Maas was the head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos - now known as ...
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
Sask. workers face abuse with proof of vaccination
Workers are getting an extra hard time for just doing their jobs, to the point where it's being called abuse.Both the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) and the Saskatchewan Fe...
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
Pfizer to seek approval for its vaccine for kids as young as five in about a week
OTTAWA - Pfizer Canada says it is preparing to ask Health Canada to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids as young as five by mid-October. The U.S. drugmaker submitted a formal request to the U.S. F...
Oct 07, 2021
NBCHS Vikings set to host Evan Hardy Collegiate
As the smoke clears in the Battlefords, North Battleford Comprehensive High School is set for a critical football game.The NBCHS Vikings host their fourth of five regular season games tonight, taking ...
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