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Sun, 11 Apr 2021 01:00:22 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Apr. 11, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday April 11, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 213,041 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,785,807 doses given. Nationwide, 784,671 people or 2.1 per...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 01:00:20 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Apr. 11, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday April 11, 2021.There are 1,052,539 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,052,539 confirmed cases (70,619 active, 958,633 resolved, 23,287 deaths).*The total case coun...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 01:00:19 -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, 11 Apr 2021 01:00:15 -0700
Horgan's NDP to bring in throne speech in B.C., Opposition wants coherent plan
VICTORIA — British Columbia's opposition parties acknowledge the COVID-19 pandemic has presented huge challenges for Premier John Horgan's government, but they say Monday's throne speech must outline a coherent plan for the province's economic, hea...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 01:00:11 -0700
Grizzly bears prefer walking on gentle slopes at a leisurely pace like humans: study
VANCOUVER — Grizzly bears seem to favour gently sloping or flat trails like those commonly used by people, which can affect land management practices in wild areas, says an expert who has written a paper on their travel patterns.One of the reasons ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 22:37:16 -0700
Official: Chinese vaccines' effectiveness low
BEIJING — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost.Chinese vaccines "don’t h...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 21:57:08 -0700
Electrical problem strikes Iran's Natanz nuclear facility
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday involving its electrical distribution grid just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges that more quickly enrich uranium, state TV reported. It was the latest incident to ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:06:10 -0700
Malott scores game winner as Manitoba Moose top Belleville Senators 3-2 in OT
WINNIPEG — Jeff Malott buried the game-winning goal 51 seconds into overtime, giving his Manitoba Moose a 3-2 victory over the Bellville Senators in American Hockey League action Saturday. Cole Maier and Natan Todd scored for the Moose (10-11-2) in...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 17:50:47 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, April 10, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 8:45 p.m. ET on Saturday April 10, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 213,041 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,785,807 doses given. Nationwide, 784,671 people or 2.1 p...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 17:38:20 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, April 10, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday April 10, 2021.There are 1,052,539 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,052,539 confirmed cases (70,619 active, 958,633 resolved, 23,287 deaths).*The total case co...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:03:39 -0700
B.C. opens COVID-19 vaccine registration for people 60 and older
VICTORIA — British Columbia residents aged 60 and older can now register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.The province says nearly one million people have received their first dose of vaccine.People born in 1961 and earlier, Indigenous peoples 18 an...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 15:27:00 -0700
Uptown Walmart closed Saturday after car crashed into store; rest of complex open
A dramatic crash at Uptown shopping centre on Friday, which sent a vehicle through a parkade wall, trapping three Walmart employees inside a cooler in the store’s deli, resulted in the store closing its doors to shoppers Saturday.The affected area ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 14:36:56 -0700
One taken to hospital after plane crash at Metro Vancouver airport
DELTA, B.C. — One person has been taken to hospital after a small plane crashed at Boundary Bay airport in Delta, B.C. on Saturday morning.Delta Fire say the lone occupant was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital with unspecified inj...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 14:35:00 -0700
Mounties investigating death in Hart neighbourhood
PRINCE GEORGE — Mounties in Prince George say they're investigating after a person was found dead after a 911 call early Saturday morning. Police say they received a report of a "disturbance of an unknown nature," prompting officers t...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:05:44 -0700
Non-profit Quebec law centre to aid environmental group targeted by Alberta oil firm
QUEBEC — The Quebec Environmental Law Centre is coming to the aid of an environmental group targeted by an Alberta oil company threatening legal action.Pieridae Energy Ltd. issued a letter last month threatening to sue Environnement Vert Plus and i...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:56:22 -0700
New Democrats reconvene as hiccups, frustrations plague national policy convention
OTTAWA — New Democrats reconvened Saturday for the second day of a national policy convention as they struggled to push past the hiccups and frustrations of the virtual event's opening sessions and rally around keynote speaker John Horgan.The premi...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:48:07 -0700
Fantasy no more: Blackmore 1st woman to win Grand National
A Hollywood fantasy turned into reality on Saturday when Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win Britain's grueling Grand National horse race, breaking down one of the biggest gender barriers in sports.Blackmore, a 31-year-old Irishwo...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:38:20 -0700
Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries
LONDON — As many as 60 countries, including some of the world's poorest, might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help them are blocked until as late ...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 07:56:11 -0700
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):6:25 p.m.Alberta is reporting 1,293 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths today.Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw says in a series of tweets that there are an additi...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 07:00:14 -0700
Break for a Breakthrough: Canadian hosts international martial arts demonstration
EDMONTON — Over 100 martial artists from different corners of the world screamed one loud "kihap" and broke wooden boards in half as a symbol of breaking free from their pandemic fatigue.The Canadian organizer of the online martial arts demonstrati...



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