The U.S. government could be heading for a temporary shutdown, with Republicans poised to stall a must-pass funding bill in their effort to force a… Read More »Republicans threaten U.S. government shutdown to force debate on COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Jonshel Alexander, a onetime child actor who played a supporting role in the 2012 Oscar-nominated film Beasts of the Southern Wild, was killed in a… Read More »Former child actor in ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ killed in shooting

A United Nations committee meeting on Wednesday is unlikely to allow Afghanistan’s Taliban or Myanmar’s junta to represent their countries at the 193-member world body,… Read More »UN unlikely to allow Taliban, Myanmar junta to represent their countries, diplomats say

Authorities investigating the fatal shooting on the “Rust” movie last month are investigating whether recycled live ammunition may have made its way into a stash… Read More »Recycled live ammo may have been on ‘Rust’ movie set amid fatal shooting: documents

Drugmaker Moderna’s CEO set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday after he warned that COVID-19 vaccines were unlikely to be as effective… Read More »Moderna CEO says COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron variant

A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states… Read More »10 states win court bid to block Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers

Canada has detected its first two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. A statement from Ontario’s Ministry of Health confirmed that cases of the variant,… Read More »Canada finds first cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant in Ontario. Here’s what we know

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 28, 2021 4:52 pm Updated November 28, 2021 5:02 pm 2:40 COVID-19: South African president “deeply disappointed” by… Read More »Vaccine equity, not travel bans needed to combat COVID-19 Omicron variant: scientists

Ukrainian Calgarians commemorated the Holodomor — meaning “death by hunger” in the language — on Saturday, honouring victims and raising awareness about the famine-genocide. People… Read More »Ukrainian Calgarians commemorate Holodomor victims: ‘It’s part of us’

The name of a newly identified variant of the coronavirus has had some social media users scratching their heads about the World Health Organization’s system… Read More »Here’s why WHO skipped 2 Greek letters to name new variant ‘Omicron’