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Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:29 -0700The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.There are 942,320 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 942,320 confirmed cases (36,310 active, 883,275 resolved, 22,735 deaths).*The total case count...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:27 -0700A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 24, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 124,271 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,222,115 doses given. Nationwide, 637,426 people or 1.7 per ...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:25 -0700Who 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...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:23 -0700Coal exploration approvals already exceed legal road thresholds, data suggests
EDMONTON — Road-building approvals for coal exploration already exceed legal limits in some parts of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and foothills, suggest documents from the province's energy regulator."It's part of why we are calling on this government...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:20 -0700Hardest hit businesses call for extension of federal wage, rent subsidies
OTTAWA — Canadian businesses hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are calling on the federal government to extend emergency relief programs beyond the current deadline of June 5.The Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses is calling for the federal wag...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:18 -0700Supreme Court of Canada set to help settle snow-clearing squabble
OTTAWA — It's starting to feel like spring for many Canadians, but the country's top court is about to wade into the issue of snow removal from wintry city streets.The Supreme Court of Canada hearing Thursday could also help settle the question of ...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:16 -0700Indigenous communities need more mental health support in wake of COVID-19: report
OTTAWA — Many Indigenous communities are struggling to cope with dual states of emergency, thanks to the pandemic and its effects on those with mental illness and addictions.That's according to a new report from a committee of MPs who spent the las...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:00:12 -070030 years after Victoria's Michael Dunahee vanished, a new sketch is being released
VICTORIA, China — It has been 30 years since Michael Dunahee disappeared from a playground in Victoria in a case that became one of the largest missing child investigations in Canada. The Victoria Police Department and members of Dunahee's family a...
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:10:22 -0700AP journalist Thein Zaw released from detention in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar — Thein Zaw, a journalist for The Associated Press who was arrested last month while covering a protest against the coup in Myanmar, was released from detention on Wednesday.Thein Zaw told the AP and his family of his release by pho...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 23:45:43 -0700Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests
YANGON, Myanmar — Hundreds of people imprisoned for protesting last month’s coup were released Wednesday in the first apparent gesture by the military to try to placate the protest movement.Witnesses outside Insein Prison in Yangon saw busloads o...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:44:00 -0700Two new Canadian Coast Guard lifeboats arrive from Nova Scotia
A pair of new Canadian Coast Guard search-and-rescue lifeboats have been offloaded in Victoria, where they will stay for a couple of days before leaving for their new stations. One lifeboat will be heading to Tahsis, on the west coast of Vancouver ...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:44:00 -0700Ecole Beausoleil gets temporary home on Braefoot grounds
A school for francophone students will have a temporary home on the grounds of Braefoot Elementary in time for the start of the 2021-22 school year.
The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (CSF) will receive $9.9 million from ...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:05:31 -0700Colorado shooting victims: Store staffers, cop, photographer
Three were gunned down while putting in a day's work at a Colorado supermarket. Another was a police officer who raced in to try to rescue them and others from the attack that left 10 dead.A picture of Monday’s shooting victims has begun to emerge ...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:24:04 -0700COVID vaccine shipments to Canada won't be affected by possible E.U. restrictions: Ng
OTTAWA — The federal government says it does not believe COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Canada would be affected by export restrictions being considered by the European Union.A report in the New York Times says the E.U. is finalizing emergency legis...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:29:52 -0700A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 124,271 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,222,115 doses given. Nationwide, 637,426 people or 1.7 ...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:29:16 -0700The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.There are 942,320 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 942,320 confirmed cases (36,310 active, 883,275 resolved, 22,735 deaths).*The total case coun...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:37:55 -0700Liberal MP confronts minister over new watchdog to oversee Canadian companies abroad
OTTAWA — A veteran Liberal backbencher took a Liberal cabinet minister to task Tuesday for failing to give real teeth to a new watchdog who is supposed to investigate human rights abuses by Canadian companies operating abroad.Toronto MP John McKay ...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:33:58 -0700Saskatchewan premier yet to read report into RCMP handling of Colten Boushie death
REGINA — Saskatchewan's premier says he has yet to read the full report by a complaints commission that found RCMP discriminated against the mother of Colten Boushie -- an Indigenous man who was shot and killed on a farm. Scott Moe says he intends ...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:03:00 -0700String of thefts from unlocked sheds prompts warning from Saanich police
Saanich police are advising residents to lock their sheds after four break-ins over the past week around the municipality.
None of the sheds were locked. Items were stolen in most cases.
A lock on the door and keeping shed windows closed can de...
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:01:29 -0700B.C. accelerates vaccine timeline for extremely clinically vulnerable, seniors
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is accelerating the timeline for the COVID-19 vaccine once again, allowing people who are "extremely clinically vulnerable" and some seniors to book their shots earlier than expected.The Ministry o...