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Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:48:19 -0800Quebec ticket holder wins $27 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO — A ticket holder in Quebec won Saturday's $27 million Lotto 649 jackpot.The draw's guaranteed $1 million prize also went to a lottery player in Quebec.The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Mar. 17 will be an estimated $5 million.
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:14 -0800A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Mar. 14, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 105,567 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,934,007 doses given. Nationwide, 593,331 people or 1.6 per...
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:12 -0800The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021.There are 906,201 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 906,201 confirmed cases (31,224 active, 852,543 resolved, 22,434 deaths). The total case count in...
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:08 -0800Sex workers say their voice is needed at Commons committee studying Pornhub
MONTREAL — When Kate Sinclaire was 19, an ex-boyfriend posted explicit images of her online without her consent. The pictures, and the comments about them, made her feel embarrassed, angry and ashamed.That feeling of shame led her to question why s...
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:06 -0800CSIS, RCMP modelling new security collaboration efforts on British lessons
OTTAWA — Canada's national police and spy agencies, long under pressure to co-operate more effectively on security cases, are developing new ways to work together based on Britain's recent responses to deadly terrorist attacks.Following the 2017 te...
Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:05 -0800B.C. tourism industry may be challenged with pent-up demand: economist
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's battered tourism industry is poised for a strong recovery after vaccinations become widespread, but meeting that demand could be a challenge, Scotiabank's chief economist says.Jean-Francois Perrault said in an intervi...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:36:32 -0800A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on March 13, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 13, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 105,567 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,934,007 doses given. Nationwide, 593,331 people or 1.6 ...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:41:59 -0800The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, March 13, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 13, 2021.There are 906,201 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 906,201 confirmed cases (31,224 active, 852,543 resolved, 22,434 deaths). The total case count ...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:31:11 -0800Ville Heinola scores goal, adds assist in 4-2 Manitoba victory over Stockton
WINNIPEG — Ville Heinola scored a goal and an assist in a 4-2 Manitoba Moose win over the Stockton Heat at the Bell MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg on Saturday afternoon. Heinola assisted on Manitoba's first goal of the contest, from David Gustafsson 19 se...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 15:29:07 -0800Miami Beach police disperse 'unruly' spring break crowd
MIAMI — Police in Miami Beach kicked off what was expected to be a busy spring break weekend by shooting pepper balls in order to disperse a crowd that had gathered around officers who were making an arrest.The Miami Beach Police Department tweeted...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:40:30 -0800Saskatchewan's cutoff age for booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments drops again
REGINA — Saskatchewan's effort to immunize members of the general public against COVID-19 is expanding to people in their early 70s.On Friday, the province began taking appointments for people aged 80 and older, and on Saturday bookings were being ...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:33:48 -0800Officials declare COVID-19 outbreak at B.C. glass company, exposure at Yukon mine
LANGLEY, B.C. — A new COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a glass manufacturing company in Langley, B.C.Fraser Health says 44 employees of the facility have tested positive for the virus at Vitrum Glass. The health authority says both testing an...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:50:56 -0800B.C. judge says evidence in Meng case fit for trial, not extradition effort
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a bid by Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to admit additional sworn testimonies from employees of the telecom giant as evidence in her extradition case. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says in a...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:56:57 -0800Critics call Sen. Ron Johnson's insurrection comments racist
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is being called racist for an interview in which the white Republican said he wasn't worried about the predominantly white supporters of President Donald Trump during the deadly insurrection at the Capitol, bu...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:45:42 -0800Bolivia arrests ex-leader in crackdown on opposition
LA PAZ, Bolivia — The conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year was arrested Saturday as officials of the restored leftist government pursue those involved in the 2019 ouster of socialist leader Evo Morales, which they regard as a c...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:44:06 -0800How Cuomo investigation, possible impeachment could play out
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has urged New Yorkers to "wait for the facts."Patience, though, has grown thin. The state's two U.S. senators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and most of the other 29 members of New Yo...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 07:43:23 -0800The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):7:30 p.m.Alberta is warning that its supply of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is running out and that it will soon stop making new appointments for the younger age groups who are ...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0800What to expect at your vaccination appointment
Construction crews were busy in the curling rink at Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt on Friday, installing wheelchair ramps and putting the finishing touches on a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic scheduled to open Monday morning.Signs wer...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0800Taking a mental-health dip in the chilly waters of Departure Bay
A health-care worker who once found the waters off Hawaii cold is now prescribing early-morning dips in Departure Bay as a way to improve one’s mental health.
Gina Villares-Talbot, a respiratory therapist at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0800Jack Knox: Spring forward, fall back, crawl under the bed and wait for Farchuary 2022
To be fair, Premier John Horgan never actually promised we would scrap the time change by now.
No, in 2019 when B.C. passed legislation to do away with the twice-a-year clock adjustment, it was on the condition that we would only do so if our nei...