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Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:00:29 -0700A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Mar. 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 18, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 138,091 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,409,400 doses given. Nationwide, 610,071 people or 1.6 ...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:00:26 -0700The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 18, 2021.There are 919,239 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 919,239 confirmed cases (31,600 active, 865,085 resolved, 22,554 deaths).*The total case cou...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:00:23 -0700What's at stake for the Conservatives this convention? The grassroots.
OTTAWA — If there's been one constant at Conservative conventions since the party's first in Montreal in 2005, it's been a fellow known as "Gord, from Red Deer."That's how Gord Tulk, 58, is introduced every time — and at some conventions, it has ...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:00:21 -0700Man charged in death of 17-year-old Alberta student to appear in court
LEDUC, Alta. — A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a teen who was attacked in her classroom is to appear in court today.Dylan Thomas Pountney, who is 19, is accused of killing 17-year-old Jennifer Winkler at Christ the King Schoo...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:00:19 -0700Even as child-care fees rise, report says many daycares may close due to pandemic
OTTAWA — A new report on the cost of child care in Canada says many daycare providers are in dire financial straits, as the pandemic exposed how overly reliant the system is on soaring parental fees.The annual report from the Canadian Centre for Po...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:00:16 -0700Transportation Safety Board to address Iran final report on shootdown of Flight 752
OTTAWA — The Transportation Safety Board, Canada's air-safety investigator, says it will comment this morning on a report from Iran on the downing of a passenger jet by its military in January 2020.The final report from Iran's civil aviation body b...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:00:10 -0700Vaccines bring hope to Quebec care homes, but life slow to return to normal
LAVAL, Que. — Denise Laurin smiles and rocks her arms in a cradling motion as she describes becoming a great-grandmother for the first time in February."I’d love to take the little one in my arms," she says from her wheelchair in her room at a lo...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:00:07 -0700Canadian fashion mogul facing U.S. sex trafficking charges appeals bail ruling
WINNIPEG — A Canadian fashion leader facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States is appealing a judge’s decision to keep him behind bars. The judge who denied Peter Nygard's bail request last month cited concerns that ...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:43:46 -0700Connor scores twice, Ehlers scores winner as Jets edge Canadiens 4-3 in overtime
WINNIPEG — Nikolaj Ehlers knows he had a lot of help in securing an overtime win for the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Just under a minute into overtime, Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made a giant save on Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jeff Petry. Win...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:30:35 -0700Loaded assault-style rifle discovered on a wanted woman following arrest
A woman has been arrested after Victoria police found a loaded, heavily modified, assault-style .22 calibre rifle in her possession.Police officers on patrol in the parking lot of a multi-unit temporary housing facility in the 100-block of Gorge Road...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:54:53 -0700States sue Biden in bid to revive Keystone XL pipeline
BILLINGS, Mont. — Attorneys general from 21 states on Wednesday sued to to overturn President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.Led by Ken Paxton of Texas and Austin Knudsen of Montana, the states sa...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:44:59 -0700A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 138,091 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,409,400 doses given. Nationwide, 610,071 people or 1....
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:33:21 -0700San Francisco police arrest 3 in recent Chinatown attack
San Francisco police said Wednesday they arrested three men in connection with a brazen attack on a 67-year-old man inside a laundromat in Chinatown last month, one of several recent attacks on elderly Asian Americans in the Bay Area.The victim, whos...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:32:59 -0700Trump's taxes in hand, Manhattan DA's probe heats up
NEW YORK — With former President Donald Trump’s tax returns finally in hand, a team of New York prosecutors led by a newly hired former mob-buster is sending out fresh subpoenas and meeting face-to-face with key witnesses, scrutinizing Trump's bu...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:30:30 -0700Blinken urges China to convince North Korea to denuclearize
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — America’s top diplomat on Thursday pressed China to use its "tremendous influence" to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, hours after the North said it will ignore U.S. offers to resume negotiations.Se...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:19:00 -0700ICBC’s COVID-19 rebate cheques delayed due to cyberattack
Drivers eagerly waiting for their one-time COVID-19 rebate cheques from ICBC will have to wait a bit longer. On Wednesday, the Insurance Corp. of B.C. said it is delaying mail-out of the cheques because of a cyberattack on a third-party vendor that...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:19:00 -0700Men killed at Gabriola were good friends, one building the other’s home
Gabriola Island residents Chris Straw and Marc Doré, who were good friends and beloved in the community, have been identified as the men who died when a concrete pump truck’s boom fell while it was being used in the building of a new home for ...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:07:46 -0700ICBC says COVID-19 rebate cheques delayed after cyberattack on third party
VANCOUVER — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says it's temporarily delaying the delivery of COVID-19 rebate cheques due to a cyberattack on a third-party vendor contracted to provide printing and distribution services. ICBC says in a s...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 18:55:34 -0700The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.There are 919,239 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 919,239 confirmed cases (31,600 active, 865,085 resolved, 22,554 deaths).*The total case co...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 18:22:00 -0700Police patrols stepped up after random hammer attack in Courtenay this week
Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells is calling a hammer attack on a man walking on a popular local trail a “very disturbing and shocking attack in our community.”
The attack happened Monday about 5:30 p.m. as the victim was walking along the Rotary Tra...