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Legault government taps Environment Minister Benoit Charette to oversee racism fight
Quebec Premier Francois Legault plans to name a minister to spearhead the fight against racism. Environment Minister Benoit Charette is set to add the role to his current tasks today. The announcement...
Feb 24, 2021
Raptors VanVleet keeping all-star snub in perspective amid global pandemic
With the world still reeling in a global pandemic, Fred VanVleet is keeping the NBA all-star game in perspective. VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors had hoped he would earn his first all-star selection,...
Feb 24, 2021
PBO's latest estimate says warships will cost $77B as estimated price jumps $17B
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is predicting that a new fleet of warships to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy will cost $17 billion more than the federal government's estimate. ...
Feb 24, 2021
Midtown garage destroyed by fire
The cause of an early morning garage fire in Prince Albert's midtown neighbourhood is under investigation.Just before 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Prince Albert Fire Department responded to the 500 block of...
Feb 24, 2021
Thai court ousts 3 Cabinet members found guilty of sedition
BANGKOK - Three Cabinet ministers in Thailand were forced to leave their posts Wednesday after a court found them guilty of sedition for taking part in sometimes-violent protests in 2013-2014 against ...
Feb 24, 2021
Ghana is first nation in world to receive COVAX vaccines
ACCRA, Ghana - Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vacci...
Feb 24, 2021
Biden pledges to help two Michaels and a blackface 'error': In The News for Feb. 24
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 Feb. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 24, 2021
Woods faces hard recovery from serious injuries in car crash
LOS ANGELES - In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces his toughest recovery of all. Woods was driving through a sweeping, downhill stretch of road through coastal suburbs of Lo...
Feb 24, 2021
Dominik Kahun scores twice, Oilers claw out 4-3 comeback win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Dominik Kahun scored twice Tuesday as the Edmonton Oilers clawed out a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver (8-13-2) had a 3-0 lead late in the first period, than...
Feb 23, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 48,362 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,602,365...
Feb 23, 2021
