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Sat, 13 Feb 2021 01:00:03 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 13, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 35,449 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,221,539 doses given. The provinces have administered dose...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 01:00:02 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.There are 820,306 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 820,306 confirmed cases (36,944 active, 762,200 resolved, 21,162 deaths).*The total case cou...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 21:55:27 -0800
Man sought by police after failing to return to Salvation Army on Wednesday night
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for 30-year-old Jesse Goodale, who breached the terms of his statutory release by not returning to the Salvation Army in Victoria on Wednesday night.He had been ordered by the court to reside at the facility foll...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:59:53 -0800
China holiday train travel down nearly 70% amid restrictions
BEIJING — Railway journeys in China during the usually frenetic Lunar New Year holiday travel rush are down by almost 70% amid calls for people to stay where they are to avoid a new outbreak of COVID-19.The China State Railway Group on Saturday rep...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:16:00 -0800
Drunk driver who killed West Shore RCMP officer granted overnight leave
The man convicted of killing a West Shore Mountie in a 2016 crash has been granted extended three-day leaves and overnight parole privileges as he approaches his March 15 statutory release date.Const. Sarah Beckett, a 32-year-old mother of two boys, ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:01:30 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 35,449 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,221,539 doses given. The provinces have administered doses...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:58:00 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Feb. 12, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.There are 820,306 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 820,306 confirmed cases (36,944 active, 762,200 resolved, 21,162 deaths).*The total case count ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:54:00 -0800
15 new cases of COVID-19 on Island; top doctor says Nigerian variant identified in B.C.
British Columbia’s top doctor says 47 cases of COVID-19 variants have been identified in the province, including one believed to be linked to Nigeria. Dr. Bonnie Henry said 29 cases are related to a variant first identified in the United Kingdo...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:19:34 -0800
In-person voting called off in N.L. provincial election due to COVID-19 outbreak
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Less than 12 hours before polls were set to open in much of the province, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer on Friday called off all in-person voting in response to a COVID-19 outbreak.Bruce Chaulk announced vot...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:05:50 -0800
B.C.'s top doctor says Nigerian variant identified in B.C.
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says 47 cases of COVID-19 variants have been identified in the province, including one believed to be linked to Nigeria.Dr. Bonnie Henry says 29 cases are related to a variant first identified in the United ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:07:37 -0800
Man charged with threats to politicians, media personalities
NEW YORK — A New York man faces charges alleging that he threatened past and present political figures and media personalities on social media, authorities announced Friday.Rickey Johnson, 47, awaited an appearance in Manhattan federal court where ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:33:28 -0800
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (18,460.21, up 67.22 points.)The Supreme Cannabis Co. Inc. (TSX:FIRE). Health care. Down 2.5 cents, or 6.17 per cent, to 38 cents on 49.3...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:55:01 -0800
B.C. approves single-use plastics bans in Surrey, Nanaimo, Rossland and Esquimalt
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has approved single-use plastics bans in four more communities.Surrey, Nanaimo, Rossland and Esquimalt are the latest municipalities to implement bans based on their particular needs.The province approved ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:41:56 -0800
Trump lawyers argue impeachment based on 'hatred,' not facts
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers accused Democrats of waging a campaign of "hatred" against the former president as they sped through their defence of his actions and fiery words before the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:19:17 -0800
Man arrested, charged after long list of weapons found in a Vancouver home
VANCOUVER — A man has been charged after police in Vancouver seized a large number of weapons from an apartment following an investigation into an alleged domestic dispute.Const. Tania Visintin says the "very dangerous" weapons included shotguns, k...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:59:38 -0800
Cuomo administration 'froze' over nursing home data requests
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide told Democratic lawmakers that the administration took months to release data revealing how many people living at nursing homes died of COVID-19 because officials "froze" over worries the informa...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:42:05 -0800
Russia says it's ready for split if EU imposes new sanctions
MOSCOW — Russia is prepared for a split with the European Union if the EU imposes new crippling sanctions amid a dispute over the treatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the nation's top diplomat warned Friday.In response to a question about...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:40:32 -0800
Dwayne Johnson's 'surreal' look back in TV's "Young Rock"
LOS ANGELES — When Dwayne Johnson sold the idea for a TV comedy about his colorful and challenging early life to NBC a year ago, he was delighted to tell his parents that a version of their family was bound for the small screen.Days later, his fath...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:40:02 -0800
Nebraska Sen. Sasse bets political future on opposing Trump
OMAHA, Neb. — When Ben Sasse heard that GOP activists in Nebraska were primed to censure him for insufficiently supporting Donald Trump, the Republican senator didn't try to talk them out it. Instead, he punched first.In a five-minute video posted ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:39:45 -0800
Biden's first priority for vaccines is getting shots into American arms: White House
WASHINGTON — The White House is making no apologies for prioritizing Americans in its effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. When it comes to the pandemic, job 1 for President Joe Biden is to make sure the American people get vaccinated, press sec...



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