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COVID-19 milestone and Canadian duet: In The News for Nov. 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 17, 2020
Jurors in New Brunswick mass murder trial to receive instructions today from judge
FREDERICTON - Justice Larry Landry is expected to give instructions to jurors today before they begin deliberations in the Matthew Raymond murder trial. The Crown and defence completed their closing a...
Nov 17, 2020
Ex-Mountie expected to face questions from ex-minister's lawyer at public inquiry
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing former British Columbia cabinet minister Kash Heed is scheduled to cross-examine a retired RCMP officer today at a public inquiry into money laundering. Heed was gran...
Nov 17, 2020
Growing number of Canadians plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the proportion of Canadians planning to get vaccinated for COVID-19 is on the rise after encouraging initial results from Pfizer's vaccine trial. Sixty-nine per cent of re...
Nov 17, 2020
Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says
OTTAWA - At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza.So far this year, there have been just 17."Influenza is way behind the eight ball here...
Nov 17, 2020
SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX's newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late...
Nov 16, 2020
Huawei selling Honor phone brand in face of US sanctions
BEIJING - Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company. The mo...
Nov 16, 2020
Iowa governor orders limited mask mandate, new restrictions
IOWA CITY, Iowa - With Iowa hospitals filling up, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a statewide mask mandate and enacted a limited version of one on Monday. Reynolds sign...
Nov 16, 2020
Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...
Nov 16, 2020
Good news even if questions remain, VIDO-InterVac head says of Moderna announcement
The head of the Saskatoon lab working toward a COVID-19 vaccine hasn't seen the data behind the promising claims being made by a U.S. pharmaceutical company.On Monday morning, Moderna announced its va...
Nov 16, 2020