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CP NewsAlert: Novavax COVID-19 vaccine gets approval for use in Canada
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Canada. The vaccine, which is protein-based, is the first of its kind to get approval in the country. Experts say a non-mRNA vaccine could win...
Feb 17, 2022
Trudeau defends Emergencies Act use as a measure of last resort
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says using the Emergencies Act is a measure of last resort to bring an end to the illegal and undemocratic blockades that have harmed Canadians for nearly three ...
Feb 17, 2022
Ex-NY Times columnist ineligible to run for Oregon governor
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is not eligible to run for governor because he does not meet the state's three-year res...
Feb 17, 2022
Interim chief warns police ready to use methods people 'not used to seeing' in Ottawa
Ottawa's interim police chief says officers will clear the streets of people who oppose the government and COVID-19 restrictions in the next few days, warning they are ready to use methods people are ...
Feb 17, 2022
Moe opposes use of Emergencies Act, joins call for end to trucker vaccine mandate
As a protest continues in the nation's capital, Premier Scott Moe doesn't believe Ottawa should have invoked the Emergencies Act."It's certainly not necessary and certainly is an overstep," Moe said d...
Feb 17, 2022
Roughriders sign receiver Xavier Ubosi
More than two years after initially signing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders but never playing with them, receiver Xavier Ubosi has once again signed with the CFL team.The Roughriders announced Wedne...
Feb 17, 2022
Former Harper chief of staff to head Conservative leadership race rules committee
OTTAWA - The Conservative party is turning to a one-time chief of staff to former prime minister Stephen Harper to head the committee setting the rules for the party's leadership race. Ian Brodie, now...
Feb 17, 2022
Oklahoma executes man for role in 2005 quadruple slaying
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in a quadruple slaying in 2005. Gilbert Ray Postelle, 35, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAles...
Feb 17, 2022
Metis Nation of Saskatchewan Offering COVID-19 Vaccinations and Boosters This Weekend
MN-S and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) are holding two culturally safe family walk-in clinics to encourage vaccination and booster shots.The walk-in clinics are at 310-20th Street East, Sask...
Feb 17, 2022
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. All...
Feb 17, 2022