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Mon, 8 Mar 2021 01:00:35 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Mar. 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday March 8, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 57,567 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,387,189 doses given. Nationwide, 565,719 people or 1.5 per c...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 01:00:33 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Mar. 8, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday March 8, 2021.There are 886,574 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 886,574 confirmed cases (30,268 active, 834,067 resolved, 22,239 deaths).*The total case count i...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 01:00:29 -0800
B.C. call centres open to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for elderly, Indigenous
VICTORIA — Call centres open today across British Columbia to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for some of the province's most elderly residents.B.C. says the vaccine call centres will open at 7 a.m. at the Fraser, Island, Interior, Northern and ...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 01:00:26 -0800
Canada set to receive more than 910,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week
OTTAWA — Canada is set to receive 910,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as pharmaceutical companies ramp up deliveries to make good on their contractual obligations by the end of the month.The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country will...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 01:00:16 -0800
Statistics Canada considered delaying this year's census to 2022 due to pandemic
OTTAWA — Newly released documents show Statistics Canada considered delaying this year's census until 2022 over pandemic-related health concerns that could erode the quality of data relied on by policymakers across the country.An agency document no...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 01:00:07 -0800
Canadians, especially women, say gender equality not achieved in Canada: Poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests most Canadians believe there's still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in this country.The poll results themselves underscore the challenge, with women far more likely than men to say equality remains elusive ...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 22:05:00 -0800
Island Health announces COVID-19 vaccine clinic locations; appointments open Monday
Island Health has revealed more details of its COVID-19 immunization plan — including the location of 19 local clinics. Vaccine call centres are set to open Monday morning to make COVID-19 vaccine appointments for people 90 and older, and Indig...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 18:32:15 -0800
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 7, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 7, 2021.There are 886,574 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 886,574 confirmed cases (30,268 active, 834,067 resolved, 22,239 deaths).*The total case count i...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 17:23:39 -0800
The Latest: Serena Williams 'proud' of Meghan for interview
MONTECITO, Calif. — The latest on Oprah Winfrey's interview with Meghan and Harry, their first since stepping away from royal life:1:10 a.m.Tennis star Serena Williams says she's "proud" of Meghan Markle following her interview with Oprah Winfrey.W...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 17:21:56 -0800
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on March 7, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 7, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 57,567 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,387,189 doses given. Nationwide, 565,719 people or 1.5 per ...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 16:53:13 -0800
Police asking for help locating missing Langford teen
West Shore RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating a missing Langford teenager last seen several days ago.Mackenzie Courchene, 16, was last seen on March 2 in Langford. She is believed to be travelling from Vancouver Island to Edmonton.Polic...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 12:47:44 -0800
At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said.President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said the explosion at 4 p.m. local...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 12:34:34 -0800
B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday
VICTORIA — Health authorities across British Columbia announced locations for COVID-19 vaccine centres Sunday, the day before some of the province's oldest residents could start booking appointments to get their first shots. Vaccine call centres ar...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 12:05:00 -0800
'It's been a good week': Tam hopeful on vaccines as pandemic anniversary nears
Several provinces were preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday, as Canada's chief public health officer expressed optimism over vaccines ahead of the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis. The World Health Organization declared ...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 11:23:28 -0800
Board to begin search for permanent Capitol Police chief
WASHINGTON — The board that oversees the U.S. Capitol Police is beginning a search for a permanent police chief, a person familiar with the matter said, as the fallout from the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol continues.Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman has...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 10:52:30 -0800
Nats release Jeffress for unspecified 'personnel reasons'
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jeremy Jeffress was released by the Washington Nationals on Sunday for what general manager Mike Rizzo called unspecified "personnel reasons," less than two weeks after the reliever agreed to terms on a minor league deal.The...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 10:25:41 -0800
Conservatives to call top Sajjan, Trudeau aides to testify on Vance allegations
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives plan to summon two senior Liberal aides to testify on when they first learned of sexual misconduct allegations surrounding the military's former top soldier — and account for what they did about the accusations....

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 09:33:43 -0800
North Macedonia police make big marijuana seizure, arrest 3
SKOPJE, Macedonia — Police in North Macedonia said Sunday they have cracked down on an international drug smugglers’ ring in two separate operations in the country’s south, seizing over 500 kilograms of marijuana and arrested three men.Interior...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 08:57:00 -0800
Nature's Path delivers recipe and ingredients to Surrey mom with boy with autism
There’s a happy update to the story about Surrey mom Jenna Roman and her desperate hunt for a discontinued brand of waffles for her son, who has autism. Nature’s Path organic maple cinnamon waffles are the only solid food her nine-year-old Je...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 08:07:49 -0800
Bloody Sunday memorial honours late civil rights giants
SELMA, Ala. — Activists who gathered virtually and in person to commemorate a pivotal day in the civil rights struggle that became known as Bloody Sunday called on people to continue the fight for voting rights as they also honoured giants of the c...



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