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Mon, 3 May 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 ...
Mon, 3 May 2021 01:00:24 -0700A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on May 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 173,101 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,825,476 doses given. Nationwide, 1,128,778 people or 3.0 per...
Mon, 3 May 2021 01:00:23 -0700The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, May 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021.There are 1,234,180 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,234,180 confirmed cases (83,744 active, 1,126,136 resolved, 24,300 deaths).*The total case count...
Mon, 3 May 2021 01:00:20 -0700Canada to receive 2M vaccine doses this week as Pfizer-BioNTech ramp up deliveries
OTTAWA — Canada is set to begin receiving more than 2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine each week as the two pharmaceutical firms ramp up their deliveries and begin shipping shots from the United States.Pfizer and BioNTech have been cons...
Mon, 3 May 2021 01:00:13 -0700Yukon premier, cabinet to be sworn in Monday after striking agreement with NDP
WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and his cabinet are set to be sworn in today after striking a deal with the New Democrats to work together to govern the territory. The election last month left the incumbent Liberals and the Yukon Party tied...
Mon, 3 May 2021 01:00:11 -0700Shared smoking breaks, broken rules: What led to Nunavut's first COVID-19 cases?
IQALUIT — Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that sheds light on how Nunavut's first cases of COVID-19 suddenly appeared last November.For eight months, while outbre...
Mon, 3 May 2021 01:00:08 -0700Trial to begin for Alberta pastor accused of violating COVID-19 health orders
EDMONTON — The trial of an Alberta pastor accused of not following public health orders meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 is to begin today.Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church spent a month in jail for violating a bail condition not to hold ...
Sun, 2 May 2021 23:43:55 -0700Nurses, doctor help 'lucky' mom who gave birth on flight
HONOLULU — A doctor and a team of neonatal medical professionals were in the right place at the right time — helping a Utah woman deliver her baby onboard an hourslong flight to Hawaii.Lavinia "Lavi" Mounga was travelling from Salt Lake City to H...
Sun, 2 May 2021 18:35:31 -0700A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Sunday. May 2, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday May 2, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 173,101 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,825,476 doses given. Nationwide, 1,128,778 people or 3.0 per...
Sun, 2 May 2021 18:18:26 -0700Comox flight added to COVID-19 exposure list
Passengers aboard a WestJet plane from Calgary to Comox may have been exposed to COVID-19, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control says.
WestJet Flight 3171 landed at Comox on April 29, and officials say anyone in rows three to nine should monitor th...
Sun, 2 May 2021 18:17:00 -0700Warning issued after bear spotted on trail near Victoria General Hospital
A black bear was spotted Sunday afternoon on a trail near Victoria General Hospital.
Saanich police said the bear was not aggressive and cautioned the public to be alert and aware of their surroundings when in the area.
The bear was seen in the...
Sun, 2 May 2021 18:14:00 -0700Alleged fraudsters arrested at hotel in Qualicum Beach
Oceanside RCMP have charged a man and a woman suspected of identity theft and fraud.
Police were tipped off about a possible fraud and were given a licence plate and vehicle description. After finding the vehicle in a Qualicum Beach hotel parking...
Sun, 2 May 2021 17:25:12 -0700The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, May 2, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:15 p.m. ET on Sunday May 2, 2021.There are 1,234,180 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 1,234,180 confirmed cases (83,744 active, 1,126,136 resolved, 24,300 deaths).*The total case count...
Sun, 2 May 2021 14:13:48 -0700Tories take aim at PM's top aide over Vance allegations as Sajjan dodges questions
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top aide as they press the government over its handling of a sexual-misconduct complaint against general Jonathan Vance.The Tories on Friday tabled a proposed moti...
Sun, 2 May 2021 13:14:38 -0700House runoff in Texas set between GOP's Wright, Ellzey
ARLINGTON, Texas — A runoff for a U.S. House seat in Texas is set between Republican Susan Wright, whose husband was the first member of Congress to die after being diagnosed with COVID-19, and Republican Jake Ellzey.Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez was...
Sun, 2 May 2021 12:40:04 -0700Alberta suspends legislature amid soaring COVID-19 cases, Quebec eases restrictions
The legislative session in one of Canada's most active COVID-19 hot spots is being temporarily suspended, while at least two other provinces looked forward to ramping up vaccinations in the week ahead.The two-week legislature suspension in Alberta ai...
Sun, 2 May 2021 12:37:24 -0700Alberta's Kenney suspends house as COVID cases soar: Opposition calls him a 'coward'
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's government is suspending the spring sitting of the legislature due to soaring, record-breaking caseloads of COVID-19.Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley said Kenney was abandoning his post, deserting Albert...
Sun, 2 May 2021 12:37:19 -07003 killed, 27 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized Sunday after a boat capsized and broke apart in rough water just off the San Diego coast during a suspected human smuggling operation, authorities said.Lifeguards...
Sun, 2 May 2021 10:58:00 -0700Police hunt for motive after identifying corrections officer as fatal shooting victim
DELTA, B.C. — A provincial corrections officer has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Delta, B.C.Delta Police say in a news release they are considering the daylight shooting outside the Scottsdale Centre mall Saturday to be targe...
Sun, 2 May 2021 09:14:50 -0700Time is now for military to finally make real progress on sex misconduct, Arbour says
OTTAWA — Louise Arbour believes that after years of failed efforts and misfires, the time is finally ripe for real progress in the Canadian military’s fight against sexual misconduct. And the former Supreme Court Justice and United Nations human ...