Parliament imposes mandatory COVID-19-vaccination rule on most MPs
Most members of Parliament — and anyone else entering the House of Commons — will have to be fully vaccinated…
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COVID-19 infection rate in Tokyo drops dramatically
Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted from a mid-August peak of nearly 6000 in Tokyo, with caseloads in the Japanese…
Kandahar police chief vows to capture IS plotters behind deadly bombing
The new police commander in Kandahar, Afghanistan, is a former Taliban leader who fought Canadian forces. Now, he is asking…
Calgary, Edmonton to get new mayors as Albertans go to the polls
Voters in Alberta are selecting new municipal leaders and senators in elections Monday. Mayors Naheed Nenshi of Calgary and Don…
Instacart putting squeeze on paycheques, say company's delivery workers
Delivery workers for Instacart say they’ve been earning significantly less in recent months, despite the delivery app’s soaring success during…
Trudeau visits First Nation, apologizes for skipping earlier invitations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation and apologized in person for failing to respond to an…
Outgoing mayors Naheed Nenshi and Don Iveson reflect on their time in office
Outgoing mayors of Calgary and Edmonton Naheed Nenshi and Don Iveson discuss their careers, the futures of their cities and…
Vaccine inequity 'driving up transmissions' despite declining caseloads, WHO official says
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 technical lead, tells Power & Politics that despite the weekly decline…
Colin Powell, former U.S. secretary of state, dies of complications from COVID-19
Colin Powell, the former four-star general who became the first Black U.S. secretary of state, has died at the age…
Former U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell dies of complications from COVID-19
Former foreign affairs minister Bill Graham discusses the death of Colin Powell and the conversations he had with the former…