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Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccinati...
Feb 22, 2021

William says hospitalized grandfather Prince Philip is 'OK'
LONDON - Prince William said Monday that his grandfather, Prince Philip, is "OK" as the 99-year-old royal consort remains in a London hospital for rest and observation. William was asked about Philip ...
Feb 22, 2021

Netflix doc to examine man behind college admissions scandal
LOS ANGELES - A Netflix documentary will use actor recreations of FBI wiretaps to tell the story of Rick Singer, the man at the centre of the college admissions scandal that sent actors Felicity Huffm...
Feb 22, 2021

Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk's art book hits bookstores
WARSAW, Poland - The latest book by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk to be translated into English is a departure for the celebrated Polish author. "The Lost Soul," which comes out this week in the U.S.,...
Feb 22, 2021

RCMP officers save stranded snowmobilers
Imagine being stranded in the middle of the woods in northern Saskatchewan, soaking wet during a frosty -18 C evening.That was exactly the situation for two men who were out snowmobiling between Meado...
Feb 22, 2021

Report says mandatory ship speeds required to protect right whales in Cabot Strait
OTTAWA - Voluntary speed restrictions in place for vessels passing through the Cabot Strait don't go far enough to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to a newly released report....
Feb 22, 2021

Angry youths rattle Spain in support of jailed rap artist
BARCELONA, Spain - The imprisonment of a rap artist for his music praising terrorist violence and insulting the Spanish monarchy has set off a powder keg of pent-up rage this week in the southern Euro...
Feb 22, 2021

Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX's first private flight should be a piece of cosmic cake. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
Feb 22, 2021

Pubs, haircuts, gyms must wait as UK lifts lockdown slowly
LONDON - U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is setting out a road map on Monday for lifting one of Europe's strictest national lockdowns - but the millions of Britons longing for a haircut or an evenin...
Feb 22, 2021

Uganda's Wine withdraws court challenge to election results
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine says he will withdraw a legal petition that sought to overturn the victory of President Yoweri Museveni in last month's presidential election. Win...
Feb 22, 2021