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Anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic passes unnoticed among mask-wearing Texans
AUSTIN, Texas — Asked how he spent the last 12 months, Rod Merritt doesn't mince words. "It sucked," sneers the retiree, the contempt on his face obscured by a black mask emblazoned with the words, "I've Been Vaccinated." Out for a morning
Canada must share excess vaccines with the world, MPs say in report on COVID-19
OTTAWA — A cross-partisan group of MPs says the Liberal government must redistribute excess COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries and report to Parliament on that effort. The push is one of 10 recommendations in a report by the House of Commons'
Cross-partisan pressure on Liberals to increase foreign aid falters
OTTAWA — A cross-partisan effort by MPs to be united in a call for the Liberal government to increase foreign aid spending on the humanitarian crisis created by the global pandemic devolved quickly into partisan bickering Thursday. But the members of
As Texas casts off shackles of COVID-19, lessons of 2020 still loom large for many
LLANO, Texas — In this weather-beaten Texas town, where frayed tributes to Donald Trump are still prominent among the cactus and yucca plants along the two-lane highway, there are two kinds of shopkeepers. One type gets visibly nervous when talk turns...
In U.S., public health caution clashes with vaccine optimism, eased restrictions
WASHINGTON — The United States is at a COVID-19 crossroads — and public health officials are worried about which path the country will choose. After a year of more than 513,000 deaths, a devastating economic crisis and restrictions on their personal
Trudeau Liberals eye security threats to Canada’s economy with governmentwide plan
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is pressing ahead with efforts to counter economic-based threats to national security, such as theft of valuable intellectual property and damage to critical energy and information networks. In its newly published plan f...
Anniversary of Broncos crash: Saskatchewan rejects call to reschedule budget that day
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government will not change its plan to table the spring budget on the same day as the anniversary of the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash. Sixteen people were killed and thirteen were injured when
Deep freeze, power crisis enveloping Texas sparks fresh climate-change falsehoods
WASHINGTON — The catastrophic cold snap that paralyzed the electrical grid in Texas has opened up a new front in the age-old battle between green-energy champions and their fossil-fuel rivals. One side sees the chance to build a new, fortified and
Deep freeze, power crisis enveloping Texas sparks fresh climate-change falsehoods
WASHINGTON — The catastrophic cold snap that paralyzed the electrical grid in Texas has opened up a new front in the age-old battle between green-energy champions and their fossil-fuel rivals. One side sees the chance to build a new, fortified and
Trudeau pledges more cash as G7 leaders aim for wider COVID-19 vaccine distribution
OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to boost its funding for vaccine rollouts in lower-income countries, pledging $75 million more to the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program as other wealthy countries step up their commitments as well. T...
