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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 5, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 283,833 new vaccinations administered for a total of 14,568,...
May 05, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, May 5, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. There are 1,257,328 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,257,328 confirmed cases (81,671 active...
May 05, 2021

Kenney under fire during Commons emergency debate on Alberta's COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Alberta's legislature may have been silenced but its partisan warfare relocated Wednesday to the House of Commons as MPs held an emergency debate on the province's soaring number of COVID-19 ...
May 05, 2021

South Carolina House adds firing squad to execution methods
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina House voted Wednesday to add a firing squad to the state's execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs - a measure meant to jump-start executions in a s...
May 05, 2021

Josh Duggar granted release as he awaits child porn trial
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge on Wednesday allowed former reality TV star Josh Duggar to be released as he awaits trial on charges that he downloaded and possessed child pornography. Magistrate ...
May 05, 2021

National MMIW Day honoured in the Battlefords
National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Day was held a little differently in the Battlefords this year due to Covid-19 protocols. The local Friendship Centre organized a virtual walk this tim...
May 05, 2021

Plan for teen vaccinations, second doses to be released Thursday
Teenagers in Canada can now roll up their sleeves for one of the COVID-19 vaccines, and Saskatchewan's government is expecting to give details Thursday around how that will roll out."Saskatchewan peop...
May 05, 2021

Lloydminster community members cycling across Saskatchewan for student breakfast
A group of teachers, business owners and residents from Lloydminster and the surrounding region are banding together to put the pedal to the metal in meal funding for local students.Podcast host Shaun...
May 05, 2021

O's Means throws MLB's 3rd no-hitter of season, tops M's 6-0
SEATTLE - John Means threw the major leagues' third no-hitter this season and came within a wild pitch on a third strike of a perfect game, pitching the Baltimore Orioles over the Seattle Mariners 6-0...
May 05, 2021

Officials: Army to put civilian in charge of criminal probes
WASHINGTON - The Army plans to put a civilian in charge of the command that conducts criminal investigations, a response to widespread criticism the unit is understaffed, overwhelmed and filled with i...
May 05, 2021