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Tue, 11 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
U.S. border guards regularly engage in racial profiling, 3 Black officers allege in lawsuit
Allegations of racial profiling at the U.S. border are nothing new. What's more unusual is how they are now coming from inside the agency that oversees the U.S. border. They're contained in a lawsuit...

Tue, 11 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
What Canada can learn from U.S., U.K. about COVID-19 vaccinations and reopening
Both the U.S. and the U.K. have vaccinated millions of people, but only the U.S. is still reporting tens of thousands of new COVID-19 cases a day. Emma Paling looks at some potential lessons for parts...

Mon, 10 May 2021 14:56:02 EDT
WHO classifies B1617 variant, first identified in India, as global variant of concern
The coronavirus variant first identified in India last year is now being classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily, the World Health ...

Mon, 10 May 2021 17:50:33 EDT
Canadians who rely on Line 5 on edge as Michigan's deadline looms to shut Enbridge pipeline
Southern Ontario workers who benefit from Enbridge's Line 5 are anxiously watching what's playing out this week in Michigan, which has given the Calgary-based firm until Wednesday to shut down the p...

Mon, 10 May 2021 13:25:51 EDT
Hugs, indoor pints allowed again as lockdown continues to ease in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday gave the green light to cautious hugging and the serving of pints inside pubs after months of strict restrictions as he set out the next phase of easing ...

Mon, 10 May 2021 17:55:08 EDT
China to draw 'separation line' atop Mount Everest to curb COVID-19 spread
China will draw a "separation line" atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending Nepal's side of the mountain, Chinese state media reported Monday. Nepal is ex...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:30:50 EDT
Cyberattack on U.S. pipeline linked to criminal gang
The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyberattack said Monday it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week. Colonial Pipeline offered the update after revealing that it had...

Mon, 10 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How COVID-19 vaccines developed in China, Russia and elsewhere could impact the pandemic
Countries such as China, Russia, India and Cuba are developing and distributing their own COVID-19 vaccines, marking a biotechnology milestone for many of them. Here’s a closer look at how they’re...

Mon, 10 May 2021 04:42:50 EDT
Israel responds to Hamas rockets with airstrikes after Israeli police and Palestinian protesters clash
Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Monday, including a barrage that set off air raid sirens as far away as Jerusalem, after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israe...

Mon, 10 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Fear of climate change rust belt has governments considering carbon border levy
The federal budget shows Canada is backing a European push for a price on carbon across borders. It's prompted, in part, by fear of a Rust Belt repeat. Then, industries hollowed out in rich countries ...

Mon, 10 May 2021 17:34:42 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on May 10
There was some positive movement in British Columbia over the weekend, as numbers trended down in new cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions, though the province did register 20 more deaths from C...

Sun, 9 May 2021 16:46:42 EDT
India loses 116 medics in 25 days as infections surge to new highs
More than 860 medics have died in India since the COVID-19 pandemic began, 116 of them in less than a month during the ongoing second wave, according to the head of the Indian Medical Association. ...

Sun, 9 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Prince William and Kate offer a fleeting glimpse of family life as they mark 10 years of marriage
As much as a short video posted for Prince William and Kate's 10th wedding anniversary offers a rare glimpse of their family enjoying time at play, there is also a sense that it was a carefully crafte...

Sun, 9 May 2021 17:42:01 EDT
Gunman kills 6 adults, himself at Colorado birthday party
A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, killing six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said.

Sun, 9 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Online campaign encourages Hong Kongers in Canada to recognize their identity in 2021 census
The #IAmHongKonger campaign calls on members of the diaspora to select Hong Kong as their ethnic origin in the long-form census and to list Cantonese as one of their spoken languages at home in the sh...

Sun, 9 May 2021 14:17:04 EDT
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit faces disqualification for failing drug test
Medina Spirit's victory in the Kentucky Derby is in jeopardy because of a positive post-race drug test that prompted Churchill Downs to suspend Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Sunday, the latest s...

Sat, 8 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Independence movements in Scotland, Quebec heading in different directions
As Scots contemplate becoming an independent country again — just seven years after deciding against it in a 2014 referendum — Quebec seems further away from independence than it has been for de...

Sun, 9 May 2021 12:46:54 EDT
Afghan bombing death toll rises, most were schoolgirls aged 11 to 15
The death toll from a bomb attack outside a school in the Afghan capital of Kabul has risen to 68, officials said on Sunday, with doctors struggling to care for 165 injured victims and families search...

Sat, 8 May 2021 18:21:41 EDT
Here's why people are protesting across Colombia
Thousands of Colombians have protested across the country against a government they feel has long ignored their needs, allowed corruption to run rampant and is so out of touch that it proposed tax inc...

Sat, 8 May 2021 18:35:35 EDT
Scottish National Party wins parliamentary election, plans 2nd referendum on independence
The Scottish National Party won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland's independence from the United Kindgom even tho...



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