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Business groups, city officials among first witnesses before Emergencies Act inquiry

Business groups, city officials among first witnesses before Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA — An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act heard first-hand testimony Friday about the effect of last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protest on the people and businesses in downtown Ottawa.
Ontario weighs declaring monkeypox outbreak over, Moore says

Ontario weighs declaring monkeypox outbreak over, Moore says

TORONTO — Ontario is "actively looking" at whether it can declare the monkeypox outbreak officially over, the province's top doctor says. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.
Virginia AG punts investigation of child abuse allegations

Virginia AG punts investigation of child abuse allegations

RICHMOND, Va.
Expired drug kills 10 child Leukemia patients in Yemen

Expired drug kills 10 child Leukemia patients in Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — Some 10 child Leukemia patients in Yemen have died, and dozens more left seriously ill, after being administered expired doses of a cancer treatment in the rebel-held capital.
German health minister urges stepped-up COVID-19 measures

German health minister urges stepped-up COVID-19 measures

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister on Friday urged the country's 16 states to consider stepping up their measures against the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases.
EU regulator recommends clearing Takeda's dengue vaccine

EU regulator recommends clearing Takeda's dengue vaccine

LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended the authorization of a dengue vaccine made by the Japanese pharmaceutical Takeda that could provide a new tool for millions worldwide against the potentially fatal disease.
Alberta First Nations file human rights complaint over supports for disabled adults

Alberta First Nations file human rights complaint over supports for disabled adults

CALGARY — Representatives from three First Nations in southern Alberta have filed a complaint against the federal government for alleged discrimination against adults with developmental disabilities.

Monk, attorney charged with $3.5M pandemic relief fraud

BOSTON (AP) — A man who presents himself as a Orthodox Christian monk and an attorney he lived with fraudulently obtained $3.
Smith's discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP

Smith's discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith has made the province an international embarrassment by proclaiming those who didn’t get vaccinated during COVID-19 endured the worst discrimination she's seen in her lifetime.

Former Yale med school official gets 9 years for $40M fraud

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former official at Yale University’s medical school was sentenced Thursday to more than nine years in prison for carrying out a $40 million scam involving computers and other electronics.