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Sun, 18 Apr 2021 01:00:15 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Apr. 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday April 18, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 249,535 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,775,267 doses given. Nationwide, 908,060 people or 2.4 pe...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 01:00:13 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Apr. 18, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday April 18, 2021.There are 1,113,907 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,113,907 confirmed cases (86,763 active, 1,003,553 resolved, 23,591 deaths).*The total case co...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 01:00:12 -0700
Memorial service in Nova Scotia marks one year since mass shooting started
TRURO, N.S. — A memorial service is planned for today in central Nova Scotia to honour the 22 people killed by a lone gunman one year ago.The closed service at Truro's First United Church, which will be livestreamed on Facebook and local media, is ...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 01:00:09 -0700
B.C. finance minister to table historic pandemic-challenged deficit budget
VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister says her professional training as a family therapist helped her develop the New Democrat government's first budget during the COVID-19 pandemic, which she will table Tuesday.Selina Robinson said her sk...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:21:41 -0700
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook southwestern Iran along the Persian Gulf on Sunday, followed by at least three moderate-strength aftershocks, state TV reported.At least one person was injured, Iran's state-run IRNA news agency repor...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:32:18 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on April 17, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday April 17, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 249,535 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,775,267 doses given. Nationwide, 908,060 people or 2.4...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:46:00 -0700
Victoria mourns with Royal Family as funeral held for Prince Philip
Caley Hartney arrived at work Monday morning to find a bouquet of flowers at her Shelbourne Street office door. It was just the latest in a series of cards, emails, letters and calls since the Duke of Edinburgh died April 9 at the age of 99. â€...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:50:20 -0700
Mounties get their unicorn; stolen statue of mythical beast found in Alberta field
DELIA, Alta. — It's not often police can report that a unicorn has been found, but it was the truth Saturday when RCMP said a stolen, stainless-steel statue of the mythical beast was found in a field not far from where it was taken.According to Jan...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:49:56 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, April 17 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday April 17, 2021.There are 1,113,907 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,113,907 confirmed cases (86,763 active, 1,003,553 resolved, 23,591 deaths).*The total case ...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:24:00 -0700
Police watchdog seeks witnesses to traffic stop near Ladysmith
The province’s Independent Investigations Office is casting around for witnesses to a police traffic stop near Ladysmith that resulted in a man being injured. The organization, which investigates all officer-related incidents that result in har...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:22:00 -0700
Blanshard at Hillside closed after pedestrian struck by vehicle
Victoria police temporarily shut down the intersection of Blanshard Street and Hillside Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Saturday after reports a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle. Vehicles were instructed to find alternative routes. The intersection...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 15:07:40 -0700
The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone
WINDSOR, England — Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone.The queen sat apart from family members at the simple but sombre ceremony at Windso...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:50:44 -0700
Montreal dockworkers begin weekend strikes as talks drag on
MONTREAL — Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal kicked off a series of weekend strikes today, adding to the overtime strike launched earlier this week as negotiations over a collective agreement drag on.The labour actions mark the end of a seven-mon...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:48:51 -0700
Sikh community calls for gun reforms after FedEx shooting
INDIANAPOLIS — Members of Indianapolis’ tight-knit Sikh community joined with city officials to call for gun reforms Saturday as they mourned the deaths of four Sikhs who were among the eight people killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse....

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:18:33 -0700
Czechs expel 18 Russians over huge depot explosion in 2014
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The Czech Republic announced Saturday that it was expelling 18 Russian diplomats who it has identified as spies in a case related to a huge ammunition depot explosion in 2014.Prime Minister Andrej Babis said the move is bas...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 09:34:00 -0700
Alberta confirms country's second blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine dose
COVID-19 alarm bells sounded across the country Saturday, with Alberta confirming Canada's second rare blood clot case in a patient who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and two long-standing infection hot spots registering concerning new peaks...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 09:29:00 -0700
Watch for traffic disruptions as climate protesters walk from Vancouver to Victoria
Demonstrators calling on the B.C. government to take urgent action on the climate emergency passed through Richmond Saturday on their way to Victoria — but weren’t able to walk through the Massey Tunnel as planned. Members of Extinction Rebel...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 08:02:31 -0700
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):6:55 p.m.Ontario is reversing course on sweeping new police powers a day after they were announced. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says officers will no longer have the right to s...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0700
Risky pandemic behaviour off the clock could mean workplace discipline: lawyers
CALGARY — Employment lawyers say flouting COVID-19 public health orders when off the job or coming into work while knowingly sick could warrant discipline in the workplace — including termination in the most flagrant cases. "There is a s...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0700
Jack Knox: 80 years later, Oak Bay woman learns her father died saving children
Anne Underhill was just 10 months old when her father was killed. It would be another 80 years before the Oak Bay woman learned that he died heroically. All Underhill knew growing up what that her father, Flight Lieutenant Robert Coventry, 27, ...



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