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Thu, 4 Mar 2021 01:05:07 -0800
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to date:Newfoundland and LabradorThe province says it ...

Thu, 4 Mar 2021 01:00:33 -0800
'A frightened workforce': Union worries as Olymel reopens after COVID-19 shutdown
RED DEER, Alta. — Some employees of a pork processing plant in central Alberta that shut down after a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility are afraid to go back to work, the union president says. Olymel's facility in Red Deer was shut down Feb. 15 bec...

Thu, 4 Mar 2021 01:00:30 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, March 4, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 4, 2021.There are 875,559 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 875,559 confirmed cases (29,930 active, 823,524 resolved, 22,105 deaths).*The total case count i...

Thu, 4 Mar 2021 01:00:28 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, March 4, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 4, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 77,572 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,091,700 doses given. The provinces have administered doses a...

Thu, 4 Mar 2021 01:00:27 -0800
Survivors, NGOs call for criminal investigation into porn giant MindGeek
OTTAWA — More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation along with hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a "full criminal investigation" into Pornhub's parent company.In a letter to the House of Commons ethics commi...

Thu, 4 Mar 2021 01:00:24 -0800
Three years after Broncos bus crash, Logan Boulet still inspiring organ donation
Jim Lowes had never thought about being an organ donor until he read a story about Logan Boulet nearly three years ago.Boulet was one of 16 people who died in April 2018 when a truck driver blew a stop sign and drove into the path of the Humboldt Bro...

Thu, 4 Mar 2021 01:00:21 -0800
Chief medical adviser says Health Canada preparing for quick approval of boosters
OTTAWA — Canada's chief medical adviser says her department is constantly receiving and reviewing any data on vaccines and COVID-19 variants and will be ready to quickly authorize needed boosters when they're available.But Dr. Supriya Sharma said t...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 22:21:07 -0800
California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly.Tw...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 22:05:02 -0800
Island skateboarder Sandiford named to national team and eyes Tokyo Olympics
The Island, known as a retirement haven, continues to play against type when it comes to the hipster-type sports making their Olympic debuts this summer in Tokyo.Canada Skateboard announced its first national team with Shay Sandiford of Courtenay nam...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 22:03:36 -0800
With Biden's backing, Dems revive bill to overhaul policing
WASHINGTON — Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats hustled to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, able to avoid clashing with moderates in their own party who are wary of reigniting a debate they ...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 21:43:07 -0800
Olymel announces gradual reopening of pork plant in Red Deer, Alta., after outbreak
A pork processing plant in central Alberta has announced it has been given the green light to gradually reopen after a COVID-19 outbreak forced it to shut down for two weeks. The Olymel facility in Red Deer, Alta., shut down Feb. 15 due to the outbre...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 21:02:13 -0800
California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly.Tw...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 19:59:12 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 77,572 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,091,700 doses given. The provinces have administered do...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 19:42:58 -0800
Avalanche Canada special warning for mountains in western Alberta, eastern B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning to people who use the backcountry in the mountains of western Alberta and eastern British Columbia.Forecasters say increasing temperatures will destabilize the snowpack which could tr...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 18:09:00 -0800
Theft of treasured bonsai trees a shock for grandfather
A Saanich grandfather whose passion for bonsai trees spans more than six decades is devastated after someone swiped several of his outdoor treasures late last month. “He feels violated. These little trees to him are pieces of art … some he’...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 18:02:18 -0800
Peanut-butter chunks believed to be laced with poison left near Sidney marina
Pet owners on the Sidney waterfront are being advised to keep a watchful eye on their dogs after chunks of peanut butter laced with what appear to be poison were found near a popular marina.Quinton Alexander, who owns the Blue Peter Marina on Harbour...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 17:57:36 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.There are 875,559 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 875,559 confirmed cases (29,930 active, 823,524 resolved, 22,105 deaths).*The total case cou...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 17:56:00 -0800
City of Victoria seeks feedback on proposed routes for bike lanes in James Bay
Victoria’s bike lane network will be pushing into James Bay next year and the city wants feedback from residents, businesses and commuters on the proposed routes. North-south routes are planned for Government and Montreal streets, and there are...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 17:46:00 -0800
Mother of slain girls relieved courts must consider family violence in custody cases
A Victoria woman whose two young daughters were murdered by their father is relieved that changes to Canadian divorce law now require the courts to consider family violence in parenting arrangements.“Thank God. It’s about time family law judges t...

Wed, 3 Mar 2021 16:47:43 -0800
Winter supply of Chinook salmon critical to survival of orcas, says study
VANCOUVER — Endangered southern resident killer whales would have a much better chance of survival if chinook were in their hunting grounds during winter off the coast of British Columbia, a new study says. The whales expand their menu and the dist...



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