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Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:14:12 -0700
Who 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 ...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:00:15 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 22, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021.There are 1,147,463 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,147,463 confirmed cases (89,167 active, 1,034,533 resolved, 23,763 deaths).*The total case ...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:00:14 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 314,399 new vaccinations administered for a total of 10,797,817 doses given. Nationwide, 957,716 people or 2.5 pe...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:00:10 -0700
Judge to rule on criminal responsibility of man who stabbed two B.C. students
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to deliver her decision today over whether a man who stabbed two high school students is not criminally responsible because he had a mental disorder. Gabriel Klein was convi...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:00:09 -0700
Expert says Saskatchewan should consider more targeted vaccine plan as variants surge
SASKATOON — Nazeem Muhajarine says he feels a sense of relief after receiving his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine last week at a centre in Saskatoon."It was just so well-organized and run. I felt completely safe," Muhajarine said in an interview.T...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:00:05 -0700
Trudeau to unveil Canada's new 2030 emissions target as groups push it to be higher
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce today what Canada's new targets will be for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade. The government says he will unveil the targets during a virtual address to world leade...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:36:02 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.There are 1,147,463 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 1,147,463 confirmed cases (89,167 active, 1,034,533 resolved, 23,763 deaths).*The total c...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:37:57 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 314,399 new vaccinations administered for a total of 10,797,817 doses given. Nationwide, 957,716 people or 2...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:19:26 -0700
Emergency parliamentary debate on pandemic devolves into partisan finger-pointing
OTTAWA — An emergency parliamentary debate that was supposed to be a forum for cross-party collaboration on better ways to combat the COVID-19 pandemic devolved Wednesday into another round of partisan finger-pointing.Veteran Green MP Elizabeth May...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:53:00 -0700
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Victoria care home; new cases at Nanaimo hospital
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a long-term care home in Victoria, while two additional cases have been identified at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Two houses at Mount St. Mary, a not-for-profit long-term care home owned and operate...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:20:01 -0700
Prince fans pay respects at Paisley Park 5 years after death
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, welcomed back select fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death from inside his creative sanctuary. Some wore custom Prince clothes and shoes and left flowers and other...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:55:00 -0700
Province plans random checks at ferry terminals for non-essential travel
People who live in the Island Health region should not be travelling for recreation between Victoria and Nanaimo, says B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, who is drafting orders against non-essential travel between health authorities that will i...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:55:21 -0700
NY man's trial starts for Jan. 6-related online threats
NEW YORK — A prosecutor urged a jury in a trial's opening statement Wednesday to convict a New York man who threatened to kill members of Congress in a video posted online, but a defence lawyer dismissed his rants as speech-protected hyperbole so a...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:47:37 -0700
B.C. police say they take 'exception' to conducting roadblocks limiting travel
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's solicitor general says the government will release details of what is considered essential travel this week as the province looks at using roadblocks to limit the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth described the check...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:18:00 -0700
Former UVic university rowing coach 'deeply sorry' after complaints
VICTORIA — The former head coach of women's rowing at the University of Victoria says he was and remains "deeply sorry" to learn of the impact his leadership had on several ex-team members who filed complaints with Rowing Canada. Barn...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:49:00 -0700
Police search for suspect after 15-year-old assaulted in tent at Beacon Hill Park
Victoria police are looking for a man who allegedly choked and assaulted a 15-year-old in a tent at Beacon Hill Park Tuesday night. The teenager is developmentally delayed and had been reported missing from home, police say. In addition, the de...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:38:23 -0700
Medical cannabis legal in Utah, but not always affordable
SALT LAKE CITY — Pain left from oil-field work defeated traditional pain pills and dominated William Adams’ life — until he tried medical cannabis. But even as he began venturing outside his home for the first time in years, Adams discovered he...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:17:19 -0700
B.C. budget lacks innovative drive, vision during uncertain times, say experts
VICTORIA — The long-term vision many were wanting from British Columbia's budget to support economic growth and stimulate innovation during and after the pandemic was lacking, say business groups and others.The business community was looking for mo...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:10:50 -0700
Bloc Québécois MP apologizes for taking nude photo of Liberal MP William Amos
OTTAWA — A Bloc Québécois MP apologized Wednesday for taking a screenshot of a Liberal colleague who inadvertently appeared nude during virtual proceedings in the House of Commons last week.Bloc MP Sebastien Lemire rose on a point of order to apo...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:28:04 -0700
Despite Bill 21 ruling, Quebec English school boards must await appeal before hiring
MONTREAL — The English Montreal School Board said Wednesday it can't start hiring teachers who wear religious symbols despite its court victory in a challenge to the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21.A spokesman for the board said its law...



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