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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Calendar moves ever closer to an Olympics that will be different from anything we have seen before
The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to open in 100 days on July 23. But instead of a global spectacle, these Games will be all about restrictions and protocols to protect the health and safety of athlete...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian medical students in St. Vincent pull 'all-nighters' to help evacuees after volcano eruptions
Claire Matlock went from handling final exams as a medical student in St. Vincent to helping people devastated by the La Soufrière volcano eruption — and the volunteer efforts of the Kitchene...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:16:53 EDT
South Korea mulls court fight over Japan's plan to release contaminated Fukushima water
South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered officials on Wednesday to explore petitioning an international court over Japan's decision to release water from its Fukushima nuclear plant, his spokesman...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:49:58 EDT
Derek Chauvin justified in his use of force against George Floyd, witness tells murder trial
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was justified in using his knees to pin down George Floyd, a use-of-force expert testified on Tuesday, contradicting testimony by former and current cit...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:23:39 EDT
Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Black man during traffic stop resigns
A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city's chief of police both resigned Tuesday, moves that the mayor said he hoped wou...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:47:57 EDT
U.S. recommends 'pause' for Johnson & Johnson vaccine in response to 6 clot reports
U.S. health officials are recommending a "pause" in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as they investigate six reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:17:28 EDT
Ship stuck in Suez Canal forbidden from leaving Egypt until $900M bill is paid
Egyptian authorities impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the canal chief and a judicial official said Tuesday. ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:50:58 EDT
Biden proposes summit amid tensions over Russia's military buildup near Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden proposed a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone call on Tuesday in which Biden voiced concern about a Russian military buildup on Ukraine's ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:15:28 EDT
Japan to start releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear plant into sea in 2 years
Japan's government has decided to start releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:34:00 EDT
U.K. conservationists striving to restore local oyster population
Wild Oysters Project is creating underwater nurseries around the U.K. coast hoping to bring back the native European oysters from the brink of extinction.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:49:37 EDT
Tiny kingdom of Bhutan vaccinates 93% of adults in 16 days
When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan's COVID-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the first day, crossing Israel, the United States, Bahrain and other countries known for vaccinating peopl...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:16:28 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on April 13
Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced Tuesday that the province is extending emergency measures for another week in three regions, until April 25, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to r...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:27:31 EDT
Prosecution wraps up case in Chauvin murder trial with tearful testimony from Floyd's brother
As the prosecution wrapped up its case in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday, the court heard emotional testimony from the younger brother of George Floyd...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
NASA prepares for a historic helicopter flight — on Mars
Roughly 278 million kilometres away, a small, 1.8 kilogram helicopter is waiting to take its place in the history books alongside the Wright Brothers. It will be the first aircraft to fly on another p...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:15:26 EDT
Canada cancels permits for high-tech arms exports to Turkey
The federal government has cancelled arms export licences for Turkey’s high-tech drone systems after a review found “credible evidence” that Canadian technology was diverted to Azerbaijan witho...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:48:14 EDT
Judge refuses to sequester jury in Chauvin trial in wake of unrest over police shooting of Black man
The judge in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin refused a defence request to sequester the jury on Monday, the morning after the death of a Black man shot by police du...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:31:38 EDT
Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz site as U.S. begins talks to re-enter nuclear deal
Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges, an assault that imperils ongoing talks over its tattered nuclear deal and br...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:41:34 EDT
Police chief says officer who fatally shot Black man in Minneapolis suburb apparently meant to use Taser
Police in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop Sunday say the officer who fired apparently intended to use a Taser, not a handgun, and on Monday released foota...

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:51:24 EDT
Doctor in Myanmar says he and his colleagues are being targeted for arrest
As his country is rocked by protests and bloody crackdowns, a doctor says he and his colleagues are being shot at and placed on arrest warrant lists.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:05:31 EDT
Princes William and Harry pay tribute to Prince Philip's character, life of service
Prince William and Prince Harry have paid tribute to their grandfather Prince Philip, remembering the late duke for his decades of service to family and beyond, as well as being a "master of the barbe...



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