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Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:00:28 -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...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:00:26 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Mar.29, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday March 29, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 146,438 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,113,757 doses given. Nationwide, 666,554 people or 1.8 per...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:00:24 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Mar. 29, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday March 29, 2021.There are 965,404 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 965,404 confirmed cases (43,590 active, 898,934 resolved, 22,880 deaths).*The total case count ...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:00:20 -0700
Canada expecting to receive 3.3M vaccine doses this week
OTTAWA — Canada is scheduled to receive a flood of new COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, with around 3.3 million shots due for delivery from different pharmaceutical companies over the coming days.The expected influx would mark the single-largest w...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:00:17 -0700
Canadians answer what they think post-COVID-19 life will look like in new survey
REGINA — New research suggests that while Canadians feel COVID-19 will have negative consequences on mental health and the economy, they feel it will be good for online shopping and public mask-wearing once the pandemic is over. The findings are fr...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:00:15 -0700
Dedicated rural transit money to hep fund 'innovative' services, McKenna says
OTTAWA — Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says new dedicated transit funding for rural communities could be used for on-demand services, not just traditional systems.The Liberals are setting aside $250 million over five years in a dedicate...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:00:10 -0700
Observers question new Alberta environment, social, governance job posting
EDMONTON — The posting for a new high-level Alberta government job supposed to help the province align with environmental concerns from financial markets seems more about talk than action, observers say."My impression is that it is about communicat...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:00:06 -0700
Canada's border communities find togetherness in facing pandemic challenges
The mayor of a small Alberta border town says semi-trailers rolling through the community serve as a constant reminder of the pandemic's effect on the lives of community members. "It's almost like somebody just erased a year," says Jim Willett, the m...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 22:24:20 -0700
AP Exclusive: WHO report says animals likely source of COVID
BEIJING — A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is "extremely unlikely," according to a draft copy obtained ...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:49:18 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on March 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 28, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 146,438 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,113,757 doses given. Nationwide, 666,554 people or 1.8 pe...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:46:56 -0700
Shooter at Kansas Jewish centres appeals death sentence
LIBERTY, Mo. — An avowed anti-Semite who shot three people to death at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites in 2014 is asking the Kansas Supreme Court to overturn his death sentence, saying he should not have been allowed him to represent himself ...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 18:29:00 -0700
Homicide confirmed in death of man, 20; body found on Port Alberni sidewalk
Port Alberni RCMP confirmed Sunday they are investigating the murder of a 20-year-old man whose body was found on a sidewalk early Saturday morning. The man, from the Port Alberni and Ahousat area, was found in the 3500-block of 4th Avenue. He ha...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 18:00:00 -0700
People gather at legislature to denounce anti-Asian racism: ‘It’s OK to admit that we’re hurt’
“Enough is enough,” Kevin Hung said Sunday as people gathered on the steps of the B.C. legislature to oppose racism against Asians. “I want to encourage everybody to speak up for yourself,” Hung told the anti-hate rally. “Asians are ver...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:45:32 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 28, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 28, 2021.There are 965,404 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 965,404 confirmed cases (43,590 active, 898,934 resolved, 22,880 deaths).*The total case count ...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:16:01 -0700
Weal's three-point night leads Laval Rocket to 5-3 win over Manitoba Moose
WINNIPEG — Jordan Weal had a goal and two assists Sunday, leading the surging Laval Rocket to a 5-3 win over the Manitoba Moose in American Hockey League play.Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Hayden Verbeek, Ryan Poehling and Joseph Blandisi also scored for t...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 16:37:00 -0700
RCMP say five males stabbed at outdoor gathering in Kelowna area
KELOWNA, B.C. — Five people were stabbed at an outdoor gathering on Sunday near Kelowna, B.C.The RCMP say they received a call at about 2 a.m. reporting that multiple victims had been stabbed. Police say in a statement they found five victims suffe...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:57:28 -0700
Moose Jaw should follow same COVID guidelines as Regina, health officials urge
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Health officials in Saskatchewan are now urging residents of Moose Jaw to follow the same public health guidelines as Regina due to a rise in the number of COVID-19 variants of concern in the province's south.The advice, containe...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:54:48 -0700
Apology in the works for descendants of Canada's only all-Black battalion: minister
HALIFAX — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan paid tribute Sunday to Canada’s only all-Black unit to serve during the First World War, saying the 600 members of No. 2 Construction Battalion and their descendants are owed an apology for the racism they...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:54:08 -0700
San Francisco 'dope lawyer' to the stars Brian Rohan dies
SAN FRANCISCO — Brian Rohan, who was known as San Francisco's "dope lawyer" for 1960s counterculture clients like the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Ken Kesey, has died, according to a newspaper report Sunday. He was 84.Rohan's daughter, Kathleen ...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:00:13 -0700
Tories demand PM testify on WE deal, Liberals say House leader will appear instead
OTTAWA — The conditions for a brawl appear to be set after Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez announced that he will testify at a parliamentary committee about the now-dead WE deal on Monday, rather than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or member...



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