COVID-19 activity reduced across most of Canada, officials say
Nationally and in most health regions, COVID-19 activity currently remains at reduced levels, said Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr.…
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Judge allows Britney Spears to hire her own attorney
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday allowed pop icon Britney Spears to hire a lawyer of her own choosing to…
Retired Canadian professor one step closer to space flight dream
Judy Anderson, a retired science professor from Winnipeg, has been planning a trip to outer space with billionaire Richard Branson’s…
How COVAX vaccine donations could broaden access for Latin America and Caribbean
Assistant Director of Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, joins Power & Politics to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting…
South Africa deploys 25,000 troops to assist police amid violence
At least 72 people have been killed and hundreds of businesses have been looted in South Africa over the past…
English soccer players subject to racist online abuse
Three Black soccer players who missed penalty kicks for England in the European Championship have been the targets of racist…
Canadian soldier accused of giving comrades marijuana cupcakes
A Canadian soldier is accused of drugging her colleagues by feeding them cannabis-laced cupcakes. She faces 18 charges, including administering…
Canada donates 18 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to COVAX program
The federal government has committed to the global COVAX program, a vaccine-sharing initiative that pools resources from wealthier nations to…
Transport minister says new railway safety measures prudent after B.C. wildfire
Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra tells CBC’s Power & Politics that in the aftermath of the wildfire that destroyed Lytton,…
Provinces, territories should sign child-care deals quickly, minister says
Ahmed Hussen, minister of families, children and social development, encourages remaining provinces and territories to sign child-care deals with Ottawa…