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Sun, 28 Mar 2021 01:00:14 -0700
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. The military commander handling logistics for Canada's vaccine distribution program...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 01:00:12 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Sunday, March 28, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in CanadaThe latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 28, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 166,566 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,967,319 doses gi...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 01:00:10 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in CanadaThe latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 28, 2021.There are 961,083 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 961,083 confirmed cases (42,025 active, 896,206 resolved...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 01:00:04 -0700
B.C. mining laws raise questions as province looks to implement UN declaration
VANCOUVER — The relationships between Indigenous nations and British Columbia's mining sector are set to change as the province works to match its laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Mining Minister Bruce Ra...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:56:30 -0700
No winning ticket for Saturday's $6.5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO — There was no winning ticket for Saturday's Lotto 649 jackpot of $6.5 million.However, the guaranteed one-million dollar prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario.The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on March 31 will be an estimated $9 m...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:41:47 -0700
Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, Mar. 27, 2021
TORONTO — The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $6.5 million: 15,16,17,30, 36 & 40.Bonus: 34.In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.(The Canadian Pres...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:14:14 -0700
Suicide bomber targets Mass in Indonesia, 14 wounded
MAKASSAR, Indonesia — A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island during a Palm Sunday Mass, wounding at least 14 people, police said.A cellular video obtained by The Associated Press ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:45:43 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on March 27, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 27, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 166,566 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,967,319 doses given. Nationwide, 662,576 people or 1.7 ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:57:00 -0700
Port Alberni RCMP investigating suspicious death
Port Alberni RCMP are investigating the suspicious death of a young man whose body was found on a sidewalk early Saturday morning. At 7:20 a.m., officers responded to a call to assist Emergency Health Services at the 3500-block of 4th Avenue. The...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:55:00 -0700
Police searching for missing 18-year-old Alert Bay woman
Alert Bay RCMP are asking the public for help in locating a missing 18-year-old Alert Bay woman. Tamika Mountain, who has black hair and brown eyes, was last seen Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Alert Bay. She was wearing dark blue jeans and a grey hood...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:53:00 -0700
Hundreds rally at legislature to protest logging of old-growth forests
Several hundred people rallied at the legislature grounds on Saturday to protest the logging of old-growth forests in B.C. Rally organizers said ancient forests are being cleared at an alarming rate despite provincial government promises to prote...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:52:02 -0700
Six protesting old-growth logging arrested as traffic stopped on Vancouver bridge
VANCOUVER — Six people have been arrested for refusing to end a blockade of Vancouver's Cambie Bridge. Vancouver police say in a statement that about 150 people marched to the bridge and stopped traffic on the busy route on Saturday. Police say aft...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:42:05 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, March 27, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 27, 2021.There are 961,083 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 961,083 confirmed cases (42,025 active, 896,206 resolved, 22,852 deaths). The total case count ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:47:00 -0700
Woman killed, six injured in stabbings at North Vancouver library
Update: A woman is dead and six others have been injured in a stabbing attack inside and around a library in North Vancouver.  Sgt. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said a suspect is in custody. He said the man...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:36:49 -0700
Ex-colleague of Ontario doctor Brian Nadler shocked to learn of murder charge
MONTREAL, Italy — An ex-colleague of Brian Nadler, the Ontario doctor charged with murder in connection with suspicious deaths at a hospital, described him as compassionate but said he had a tendency to argue with other physicians.Dr. Ahmed Hanfy, ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:08:08 -0700
'Stronger' measures needed across Canada to suppress COVID-19 resurgence: Tam
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer warned Saturday that current health orders are not enough to stop rapid growth of COVID-19, as provinces push ahead with plans to reopen their economies. Longer-range forecast models predict a resurgenc...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 11:07:28 -0700
Kentucky town rallies to restore beheaded Mother Goose
HAZARD, Ky. — A community in Kentucky is rallying to help restore an 80-year-old landmark — an oval shaped building that has a domed roof with the neck and head of a goose sticking out the front. Until last week, that is, when the goose was behea...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:34:26 -0700
China sanctions Conservative member of Parliament Michael Chong, federal subcommittee
China's decision to sanction a Conservative MP as well as a Parliamentary subcommittee is an attack on freedom of speech regarding human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday."China's sanctions are an attac...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:23:49 -0700
Some Alaska Costco shoppers say ravens steal their groceries
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Some Alaska Costco shoppers said they've had their groceries stolen by ravens in the store parking lot.Matt Lewallen said he was packing his groceries into his car in the parking lot of an Anchorage Costco when ravens swooped in...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:17:26 -0700
A look at Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Premier Andrew Furey
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Liberal Premier Andrew Furey was re-elected Saturday in Newfoundland and Labrador's pandemic-delayed election.Furey, 45, is an orthopedic surgeon who entered politics last year, but he comes from a political family. His father, G...



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