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Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:25:56 EDT
Michael Spavor's trial in China ends without a verdict
The court hearing for Canadian citizen Michael Spavor, detained by China since late 2018 on suspicion of espionage, ended on Friday after around two hours.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:18:53 EDT
The violence in Atlanta and the 8 lives lost
What we know so far about the victims who have been publicly identified in the wake of Tuesday's shooting rampage at three Atlanta-area massage spas.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:23:30 EDT
White House says U.S. plans to send 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada
The United States plans to send roughly 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine that it is not using to Mexico and Canada through loan deals with the two countries, the White House confi...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:39:20 EDT
Swipe right to consent? Australian police commissioner's proposed sexual-consent app met with criticism
A senior Australian police official who suggested an app could be used to document sexual consent in an effort to improve conviction rates in sex crime cases was met with a largely negative respons...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:44:51 EDT
States led by Texas, Montana sue Biden in bid to revive Keystone XL pipeline
Attorneys general from 21 states on Wednesday sued the administration of President Joe Biden over his decision to revoke a key permit for the contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada. ...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 11:48:24 EDT
Canadian officials say Iran failed to prove Flight 752 was shot down in error
Canadian safety officials said today that Iran's investigation of the destruction of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 failed to support its claim that the passenger jet was shot down due...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:33:30 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on March 18
British Columbia is preparing to offer COVID-19 vaccines to more than 300,000 people in priority groups next month, including teachers, grocery store workers and first responders.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:37:17 EDT
Canadian mothers in ISIS detention camp fear their children are being judged on the actions of their parents
Canadian women being held in detention with families of ISIS militants in Syria fear that their children are now bound to their own fate and have little hope for life beyond the confines of the camp. ...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:22:12 EDT
EU drug regulator backs AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine after safety investigation
Germany, France and other European nations announced plans to resume using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday after EU and British regulators moved to shore up confidence in the shot, saying i...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Margarita Gracheva's ex-husband cut off her hands. Now, her own TV show is helping other victims of violence
Russian domestic abuse survivor Margarita Gracheva is hosting a television show she hopes will help others, but broader efforts to assist women coping with family violence have had little success rece...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Canadian nurse living in U.S. seeks permission to work in small B.C. hospital
A Canadian nurse living in the U.S. says two months is too long to wait for permission to provide care in a short-staffed B.C. hospital. She has been trying to get her a quarantine exemption to work ...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:31:43 EDT
Canada says it's being locked out of detained Canadians' trials in China
With just hours to go until Michael Spavor's national security trial begins in China, the federal government says that — despite multiple requests — the Chinese government has not granted Can...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Leave the monarchy? In Barbados, that's just the first step on a long path to healing
Some in Barbados say Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's recent interview should spark a discussion around the historical legacy of colonialism and address the topic of reparations.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:48:56 EDT
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor set to go on trial in China
After more than two years in prison, Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are to be tried in China for espionage over the coming week.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Asian Americans fearful after Georgia massage parlour shootings
Some Asian Americans are describing Tuesday's deadly shootings in Georgia as hate crimes that left them fearful and "in shock" in a year when anti-Asian violence has risen on both sides of the border...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:02:12 EDT
White House says it's 'carefully' considering vaccine requests from Canada and Mexico
A White House spokesperson says the United States is carefully considering requests to eventually ship that country's excess supplies of COVID-19 vaccines across the border to its neighbours in Canad...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:26:32 EDT
Flight PS752 shot down after being 'misidentified' as 'hostile target,' Iran's final report says
Canadian officials and victims' family members are casting doubt on the findings of Iran's investigation into the downing of Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752 after it concluded the shootdown was cause...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:07:30 EDT
Suspect charged in deadly Georgia massage parlour shootings that haunt Asian American community
A white gunman accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage parlours has been charged with eight counts of murder. The attack sent terror through...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:56:34 EDT
Trans woman of colour tops Sports Illustrated swim issue
Sports Illustrated magazine plans to break new ground and feature its first trans woman of colour in the 2021 Swimsuit issue.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:18:09 EDT
EU proposes coronavirus passes to allow people to travel freely in region by summer
The European Union's executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated,...



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