Patricia Aakhus

(NewsNation) — Pfizer plans to charge nearly $1,400 for the COVID-19 treatment drug Paxlovid when it enters the commercial market, more than double what the federal government currently pays for the drug. Pfizer confirmed the drug price…
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SANTIAGO, Chile - One of three jewels in the multi-sport triple crown for a Canadian athlete is the Pan American Games.  Athletes who have already worn the Maple Leaf in Olympic and Commonwealth Games…
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ATLANTA - Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to…
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OTTAWA - Israel's envoy to Canada says it is important for democracies to assess when a line has been crossed between freedom of speech and what he calls "freedom of hate." Iddo Moed, Israel's…
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On Oct. 7, Hamas militants ripped through a music festival and Israeli settlements in a series of attacks that killed hundreds. Israel responded to the attacks with an aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip, cutting…
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Ottawa - Interim National Chief Joanna Bernard said this year's record-breaking wildfire season is a reason why all leaders should be taking climate change seriously, especially in First Nations communities.…
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House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus was heckled repeatedly on Wednesday over his decision to delay question period in order to deliver a speech to MPs about the issue of heckling. The drama began unfolding around…
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NAIROBI, Kenya - The widow of a prominent Pakistani journalist who was killed a year ago in Kenya filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against an elite Kenyan police unit she accuses of the wrongful death of her…
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CAIRO - Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank and at riot police in neighbouring…
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New York - A moment from years ago keeps replaying in Martin Scorsese's mind. When Akira Kurosawa was given an honorary Academy Award in 1990, the then 80-year-old Japanese filmmaker of "Seven Samurai"…
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