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Mon, 1 Mar 2021 01:00:31 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Mar. 1, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Mar. 1, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 46,624 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,882,952 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at...

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 01:00:30 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Mar. 1, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Mar. 1, 2021.There are 866,503 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 866,503 confirmed cases (30,731 active, 813,778 resolved, 21,994 deaths).*The total case count in...

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 01:00:15 -0800
Feds hoping for AstraZeneca shots this week as Pfizer-BioNTech prepare next delivery
OTTAWA — The federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca’s recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week as the flood of shots that flowed into Canada from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna last week partially subsides.Health Canada...

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 01:00:13 -0800
Churches in court to challenge British Columbia's COVID-19 health orders
VANCOUVER — A legal advocacy group challenging British Columbia's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests is scheduled to be in court today to argue its case.A petition filed by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms a...

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 01:00:11 -0800
Meng's defence team to argue for admission of evidence to bolster its case
VANCOUVER — The chief financial officer of telecom giant Huawei is set to return to the British Columbia Supreme Court today for arguments over the admission of evidence in her extradition case. Meng Wanzhou's defence team alleges the evidence will...

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 01:00:08 -0800
'More pain:' Some Broncos families angry over request in court to delay lawsuit
A battle between lawsuits related to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to be heard in a Regina courtroom this week.Eleven lawsuits were filed after the crash on April 6, 2018. Sixteen people died and 13 were injured when the driver of a semi-truck bl...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:08:09 -0800
Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, a mysterious explosion that further spiked security concerns in the region.Without offering any evidence ...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 21:12:26 -0800
The glam was back at the Golden Globes, albeit at a distance
NEW YORK — Glam was back for the Golden Globes virtual, bicoastal awards night Sunday as nominees Zoomed in from around the world and, for Leslie Odom Jr., from his front porch in Los Angeles not far from the action in Beverly Hills.And they were r...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:52:25 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 28, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 46,624 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,882,952 doses given. The provinces have administered doses ...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:12:00 -0800
Island Health reports recent COVID-19 exposures
Island Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Glacier View Lodge long-term care home in Courtenay involving one staff person who is self isolating. “At this time, no residents are experiencing symptoms,” Island Health said in a stateme...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:04:00 -0800
Malahat highway closed briefly on Sunday because of falling rock
Falling rock briefly blocked Highway 1 between Westshore Parkway and Finlayson Arm Road on Sunday. Emcon Services Inc. posted a notice on social media mid-afternoon that the highway was closed in both directions while a geo-technical investigatio...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:13:41 -0800
Golden Globe winners include Jason Sudeikis and Jodie Foster
LOS ANGELES — Complete list of winners at the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards:MOVIES:Best motion picture, drama: "Nomadland"Best motion picture, musical or comedy: "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"Best actress in a motion picture, drama: Andra Day, "The...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 16:57:30 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 28, 2021.There are 866,503 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 866,503 confirmed cases (30,731 active, 813,778 resolved, 21,994 deaths).*The total case count i...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:32:00 -0800
Man dead after shooting involving RCMP near Tofino; First Nation wants to be part of probe
The shooting death of an Opitsaht man near Tofino by RCMP has revived memories and anger around the death of Chantel Moore, also a Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation member, who was shot by police in New Brunswick. The Independent Investigations Office o...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 11:44:28 -0800
From lockdowns to spring break, provinces split on next steps in COVID-19 fight
Canada's COVID-19 hotspots showed diverging approaches to handling the crisis on Sunday, as Ontario and Prince Edward Island prepared for new lockdowns while Quebec entered a week of spring break complete with some activities meant to ease the monoto...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 09:40:48 -0800
Cuomo sorry for remarks aide 'misinterpreted' as harassment
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged for the first time Sunday that some of his behaviour with women "may have been insensitive or too personal," and said he would co-operate with a sexual harassment investigation led by the state...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:32:47 -0800
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):5:55 p.m.Alberta has recorded 301 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, along with three additional deaths.According to the province's website, 29 of its new cases come from ...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 07:00:18 -0800
Inuit midwives say they left after experiencing years of mistreatment
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Cas Augaarjuk Connelly and Rachel Qiliqti Kaludjak never wanted to stop working at a Nunavut birthing centre, but they say years of mistreatment, racism and a lack of support from their government left them no choice.Both are nat...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:13:53 -0800
Some upset in Cyprus over 'satanic' Eurovision song choice
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A man has been charged with uttering threats and causing a disturbance after barging onto the grounds of Cyprus’ public broadcaster to protest what he said was the country’s "blasphemous" entry into this year’s Eurovision so...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0800
Jack Knox: With apologies to Lewis Carroll: On with her head!
Bring me the Queen’s head! Seriously. No questions asked. If you know where it is, there’s a jar of my wife’s dill pickles in it for you as a reward, though she says she prefers her salsa. As I write this, the Queen’s head — heretofor...



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