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Moderna says vaccine facility in Montreal suburb could be operational by end of 2024
MONTREAL - Moderna says construction of its new mRNA vaccine factory in the Montreal area will begin later this year, with production expected to begin by the end of 2024. The vaccine manufacturer is ...
Aug 11, 2022
Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead retires
LONDON (AP) - Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead is retiring from the sport. The 32-year-old Muirhead secured Britain's only gold medal at this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing, having also won br...
Aug 11, 2022
Report says Canada should loosen visa requirements to allow more Ukrainian refugees
CALGARY - A new report says Canada needs to change its federal visa policy to speed up the admission of Ukrainian refugees, which has slowed to a trickle. The study by the University of Calgary's Scho...
Aug 11, 2022
Armed man demanding savings holds Beirut bank staff hostage
BEIRUT (AP) - A Lebanese man armed with a shotgun broke into a Beirut bank on Thursday, holding employees hostage and threatening to set himself ablaze with gasoline unless he receives his trapped sav...
Aug 11, 2022
Language vs country poll, scientists demand better pay : In The News for Aug. 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 11, 2022
Scientists to present 60-metre-long open letter to federal government demanding raise
OTTAWA - Hundreds of scientists and researchers are expected to gather on Parliament Hill today to call for a raise. Organizers of the "Support our Science" rally say they will present an open letter ...
Aug 11, 2022
More Canadians report strong attachment to their language than to Canada: poll
OTTAWA - A new survey finds more Canadians report a strong attachment to their primary language than to other markers of identity, including the country they call home. The survey, which was conducted...
Aug 11, 2022
Vela gets MLS All-Stars going in 2-1 win over Liga MX
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Carlos Vela scored in the third minute and Ral Ruidaz's converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute in the Major League Soccer All-Star team's 2-1 victory over Mexico's Liga MX ...
Aug 10, 2022
Juno award winner to kick off Spotlight season
Juno award -winning singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett and his band The Emergency will open the 2022-23 SPOTLIGHT Season at the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre on September 10.From rocking H...
Aug 10, 2022
Joe Arpaio loses 3rd comeback bid in town mayoral race
PHOENIX (AP) - Joe Arpaio, the 90-year-old former Arizona sheriff who was a once powerful figure in Republican politics but was ousted nearly six years ago amid frustration over his headline-grabbing ...
Aug 10, 2022
