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Alberta cancels coal leases, pauses future sales, as opposition increases
EDMONTON - Alberta has decided to cancel recently issued coal leases in the Rocky Mountains, as public opposition grows to the United Conservative government's plan to expand coal mining in the area. ...
Jan 18, 2021
Sen. Josh Hawley has new publisher for 'Big Tech' book
NEW YORK - Sen. Josh Hawley has found a new publisher after his book was dropped by Simon & Schuster in the wake of the siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. The conve...
Jan 18, 2021
Some provinces see positive signs in COVID fight, but hospitalizations a concern
Some provincial authorities saw encouraging signs in the fight against COVID-19 on Monday, even as experts warned that it's too soon to draw conclusions from the data and provinces scrambled to deal w...
Jan 18, 2021
Provinces delaying or revisiting vaccine programs as Pfizer slows dose deliveries
OTTAWA - At least three provinces are now temporarily delaying or pausing COVID-19 vaccination programs amid fallout from Pfizer's decision to reduce Canada's vaccine deliveries over the next month.Mo...
Jan 18, 2021
Kenney says killing Keystone sets risky precedent, puts Alberta on hook for $1B
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says cancelling the Keystone XL expansion risks a dangerous precedent for other pipelines stretching from Canada to south of the border."I'm not sure that peopl...
Jan 18, 2021
Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol complex temporarily locked down Monday during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after a fire in a homeless encampment roughly a mile away sent a pl...
Jan 18, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ottawa OKs return of Boeing Max aircraft to Canadian skies
MONTREAL - The Boeing 737 MAX can return to Canadian airspace beginning Wednesday, Transport Canada says, concluding nearly two years of government review after the aircraft was involved in two deadly...
Jan 18, 2021
What Biden can and can't get from an evenly divided Senate
WASHINGTON - So what does a 50-50 Senate get President-elect Joe Biden? Washington has barely had time to process the implications of Democratic control after two Georgia runoff elections that are del...
Jan 18, 2021
Three experts on how well Canada has fought COVID-19 and how we could do better
OTTAWA - As new cases of COVID-19 surge across Canada, the federal government and the provinces have been imposing stricter measures to try to limit the illness's spread. The Canadian Press interviewe...
Jan 18, 2021
Harris prepares for central role in Biden's White House
WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation's first female vice-president - and the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent to hold that ...
Jan 18, 2021
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