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Trump signs order to put Americans at head of vaccine line, vows to work with world
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States will "work with the world" to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday, even as he signed an order aimed at putting Americans at the head of the line. In virtually the same breath,
Trudeau tells United Nations to address COVID-19 inequality amid vaccine advances
OTTAWA — The world's fight against COVID-19 doesn't end with the successful distribution of a vaccine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. Trudeau said Thursday the wide inequality between rich and poor c...
Report finds no obvious cause of Old Fort landslide in northeastern B.C.
VICTORIA — A report from British Columbia's chief inspector of mines says the cause of a slow-moving landslide that has threatened a tiny B.C. community may never be determined. The steep slope above Old Fort slumped over several days in 2018,
Former Iraq, Afghanistan commander to lead COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts
OTTAWA — Canadian Forces Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin knows his way around a modern-day war zone as well as any Canadian soldier. He commanded NATO's training mission in Iraq and led Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan at the height of the fiercest
Federal task force considers an affordable national flood insurance program
OTTAWA — A new federal task force will look at the possibility of a low-cost national flood insurance program as well as options for moving people who live in areas at highest risk from surging spring waters. The Trudeau government says
Canada’s first Indigenous-led coast guard auxiliary patrols B.C.’s rugged coast
VICTORIA — The winds were gusting at 110 kilometres per hour and huge waves were ripping boats from their moorings in Bella Bella, B.C., as a report came in of an overturned vessel with at least one person missing. Robert Johnson
Canada-U. S. border closure extended 30 days as American COVID-19 cases rise: source
OTTAWA — The Canada-U. S. border is set to remain closed well into December. A federal source speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly confirmed the 30-day rollover of the closure that was set
COVID-19 crisis cascading in U.S. as presidential election drama recedes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every day, Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg joins the countless ranks of U.S. commuters still making their way to work in the national capital. In the city where she once worked as a Senate aide, however, Firstenberg's current job i...
‘It’s just disgusting’: Broncos parents angry over lack of action on bus seatbelts
AIRDRIE, Alta. — Not a day goes by in the painful aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that Michelle Straschnitzki doesn't wonder what if? Straschnitki's son, Ryan, was one of 13 survivors, but was paralyzed from the chest down when
Container vessels may be outgrowing Port of Vancouver: Transportation Safety Board
RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says the Port of Vancouver may be close to exceeding its ability to safely handle large container ships. The safety board issues the caution in its report into a January 2019 incident where the
