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Fires to date double compared to 2020
Residents of Saskatchewan are asked to take extra precautions this spring when outdoors as much of the province is either under moderate or high fire risk. "We ask the public to be cautious when they ...
Apr 26, 2021
Military to provide medical personnel to help Ontario
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce this afternoon the provision of military medical personnel to help Ontario's beleaguered health-care system with a third wave of COVID-19. A senior govern...
Apr 26, 2021
N.L. sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help with COVID-19 third wave
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help the province deal with a third wave of COVID-19 that is threatening to overwhelm hosp...
Apr 26, 2021
U.S. planning to share AstraZeneca doses but will prioritize based on urgent need
WASHINGTON - The White House says it is making plans to share up to 60 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. But press secretary Jen Psaki says none of the doses are currently read...
Apr 26, 2021
Explainer: What was with that weird Oscar ending?
The 93rd annual Academy Awards were always going to be a bit surreal this year. The pandemic changed many of the usual rhythms and traditions of the Oscars on Sunday night. There was a glamour-filled ...
Apr 26, 2021
Justice Dept opens policing probe over Breonna Taylor death
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her...
Apr 26, 2021
Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area
VANCOUVER - Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season. The departm...
Apr 26, 2021
COVID-19 death of girl, 13, in Brampton, Ont., sparks grief, anger, generosity
TORONTO - A 13-year-old girl's death from COVID-19 at her home in Brampton, Ont., while her mother lay in hospital with the disease sparked an outpouring of grief, anger and community generosity on Mo...
Apr 26, 2021
Quebec provincial police begin wearing body cameras in 12-month pilot project
RIMOUSKI, Que. - A pilot project that is equipping Quebec provincial police officers with body cameras begins today and will involve officers in four regions of the province. Ten officers in Rimouski,...
Apr 26, 2021
Canadian rugby sevens coach resigns in wake of independent report
Coach John Tait, who led the Canadian women's rugby sevens team to Pan American gold and Olympic bronze, has resigned in the wake of an independent review into a players complaint. Rugby Canada, in a ...
Apr 26, 2021