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Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:00:43 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Feb. 15, 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 Monday Feb. 15, 2021.There are 825,785 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 825,785 confirmed cases (35,984 active, 768,508 resolve...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:00:42 -0800
Reports of domestic, intimate partner violence continue to rise during pandemic
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop a rising tide of reports of domestic violence, experts say, warning that the stress of life in lockdown continues to put victims at risk. Canada's Assaulted Women's Helpline fielded 20,334 calls b...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:00:37 -0800
Five years after call to add Indigenous rights to citizenship guide, no changes made
OTTAWA — More than five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on the federal government to revise the Canadian citizenship oath and exam guide, newcomers still study a book that contains a single paragraph on residential school...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:00:34 -0800
Canada, dozens of allies, declare arbitrary detentions immoral amid Kovrig, Spavor
OTTAWA — Canada and has created a coalition with 57 other countries to support a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purposes.The new declaration was born out of a year of ...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:00:31 -0800
A rural-urban divide: Data gives most detailed look yet at where CERB went
OTTAWA — Kelly Ernst recalls standing on sidewalks, waving to needy families in Calgary's northeast as they opened their doors to pick up food hampers.Ernst, vice-president for vulnerable populations at Calgary's Centre for Newcomers, said the memo...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:00:24 -0800
Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Charlottetown
The city of Charlottetown had about 10.27 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year. An analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press shows that the city had on average 8,451 recipients during each fo...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:00:23 -0800
Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Fredericton
The city of Fredericton had about 9.19 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year. An analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press shows that the city had on average 7,070 recipients during each four-...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:00:20 -0800
Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Halifax
The city of Halifax had about 11.21 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year. An analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press shows that the city had on average 21,869 recipients during each four-we...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:00:06 -0800
Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in St. John's
The city of St. John's, N.L., had about 10.52 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year. An analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press shows that the city had on average 17,361 recipients during ea...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:25:13 -0800
James Brown's emcee gets funeral sendoff with shiny cape
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Danny Ray spent years as the emcee for James Brown, and part of his job during performances was draping capes on the Godfather of Soul.Ray was 85 when he died Feb. 2 in Augusta, Georgia. During his funeral in that city Saturday, Brow...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:21:15 -0800
Suspect arrested in fatal stabbings in NYC subway system
NEW YORK — A 21-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested in the fatal stabbings of two people on New York City subway trains, police said Sunday.Rigoberto Lopez was taken into custody Saturday night and was formally arrested Sunday on charges of murder a...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:37:41 -0800
Marchers gather for annual B.C. event to honour missing, murdered women
VANCOUVER — Despite the hurt and emotional trauma of reliving her sister and niece's death, Pauline Johnson said she has yet to miss a year of the Women's Memorial March in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, now in its 30th year.Johnson was one of the ...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:30:46 -0800
Average new US virus cases below 100K for 1st time in months
ATLANTA — Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months, but experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and precautions to slow the pandemic must remain in place....

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:16:14 -0800
Canadian military short thousands of troops as COVID-19 impedes recruitment, training
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a shortfall of several thousand troops as COVID-19 has forced the military to curb the training of new recruits for most of the past year.While the military says there has not been any immediate im...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:06:12 -0800
Ontario plans to expand vaccination as COVID cases stabilize in several provinces
Ontario unveiled plans to expand its COVID-19 vaccination rollout to more target groups on Sunday ahead of an expected boost in nationwide shipments of the Pfizer vaccine that could lend ammunition to the provinces' fights against the spread of conta...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:44:00 -0800
Snowboarder dies after avalanche near Whistler
WHISTLER, B.C. — A snowboarder has died from their injuries after being caught in an avalanche near Whistler on Saturday afternoon. Whistler RCMP say three people were caught in the slide near the Brandywine Bowl area, but did not provide statu...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 09:20:37 -0800
Quebec provincial police track down convicted murderer who escaped last week
SAINT-ALPHONSE-RODRIGUEZ, Que. — Quebec provincial police say a two-time convicted murderer who escaped a minimum security facility north of Montreal last week has been found.Police say David Everett Alexson was arrested early this morning in Saint...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 09:05:25 -0800
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):6:40 p.m.Alberta's chief medical health officer is reporting five new deaths of people with COVID-19 and 284 additional cases.Out of 7,972 tests that were completed over the previ...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 09:01:26 -0800
Good dogs! 20 years of covering Westminster Kennel Club show
NEW YORK — To every sport, there’s a season, a spot on the calendar that fans mark for the big event. World Series, October. College hoops, March. Indy 500, Memorial Day.For dog owners, it’s right around Valentine’s Day. That’s when they no...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 08:03:54 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 14, 2021.There are 825,785 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 825,785 confirmed cases (35,984 active, 768,508 resolved, 21,293 deaths).*The total case count i...



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