Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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In U.S., public health caution clashes with vaccine optimism, eased restrictions
WASHINGTON - The United States is at a COVID-19 crossroads - and public health officials are worried about which path the country will choose. After a year of more than 513,000 deaths, a devastating e...
Mar 03, 2021
Conservative MP David Sweet joins chorus calling for end to COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP has joined the chorus of voices calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns in Ontario. Ontario MP David Sweet said Wednesday the pandemic-related restrictions are causing huge...
Mar 03, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:20 p.m. Health officials in British Columbia are pleased with a national vaccine panel's endorsement of their approac...
Mar 03, 2021
Vaccine panel recommends going up to 4 months between doses of COVID-19 shots
A national panel of vaccine experts recommended Wednesday that provinces extend the interval between the two doses of a COVID-19 shot to quickly inoculate more people, as the prime minister expressed ...
Mar 03, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 64,485 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,014,128 ...
Mar 02, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. There are 872,747 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 872,747 confirmed cases (30,252 active, 820...
Mar 02, 2021
Unanimous committee report calls on Trudeau not to trigger election during pandemic
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is unanimously urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to promise he won't call a federal election while the COVID-19 pandemic rages across Canada.In a report by the...
Mar 02, 2021
$3.5M in funding for 'vending machines' that dispense safer drugs to prevent ODs
VANCOUVER - The federal government has provided nearly $3.5 million in funding for vending machines that will dispense a medical-grade opioid to drug users in four cities in an effort to prevent overd...
Mar 02, 2021
B.C. defends plan to delay second dose as Ontario, Alberta consider following suit
VANCOUVER - British Columbia health officials say their plan to delay the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to four months is based on scientific evidence and real-world experience, as Ontario and Alber...
Mar 02, 2021
Mayor in Nunavut hopes curfew order, bylaw patrol will bring drop in COVID-19 cases
ARVIAT, Nunavut - The mayor of Arviat in Nunavut says his community on the shore of Hudson Bay has strictly followed a state of emergency order that includes a nightly curfew. Arviat, with a populatio...
Mar 02, 2021
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
