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Toronto mayor urging those aged 70 and older to get vaccinated, many spots unfilled
Toronto's mayor is urging anyone 70 years or older to get vaccinated. John Tory says three new COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics will open Monday, but there are still many appointments unfilled. He sa...
Mar 28, 2021
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for March 28, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ten more people in Ontario have died with COVID-19 as the province reports 2,448 new cases of the disease. Health Min...
Mar 28, 2021
Youngest member of Olympic team enjoying first taste of Canada program
Lucas Dias has long been ahead of the game. At eight or nine, he was playing with kids two years older at the Sporting FC Academy in Toronto. Moving to Portugal at 11, he was the youngest at Sporting ...
Mar 28, 2021
Path out of pandemic isn't straightforward, but hope lies ahead: experts
TORONTO - There is a light at the end of the tunnel, COVID-19 experts say, even if it's hard to see it while more contagious virus variants plunge parts of Canada into the third wave of the pandemic. ...
Mar 28, 2021
'It's silly:' Director of Bigfoot movie thanks Alberta energy centre for controversy
EDMONTON - The director of a children's movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government's energy centre for starting a "ludicrous" fight over the film. Ben Stassen laughed several times as h...
Mar 28, 2021
'It's silly:' Director of Bigfoot movie thanks Alberta energy centre for controversy
EDMONTON - The director of a children's movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government's energy centre for starting a "ludicrous" fight over the film. Ben Stassen laughed several times as h...
Mar 28, 2021
Path out of pandemic isn't straightforward, but hope lies ahead: experts
TORONTO - There is a light at the end of the tunnel, COVID-19 experts say, even if it's hard to see it while more contagious virus variants plunge parts of Canada into the third wave of the pandemic. ...
Mar 28, 2021
P.A. forging ahead with bid process for delayed World Cup of Softball
Despite delays, restructuring, and changes caused by the pandemic, Prince Albert will continue their push to be the hosts of the Senior Men's World Cup of Softball. Felix Casavant, one of the co-chair...
Mar 28, 2021
Myanmar pageant contender calls for urgent international aid
BANGKOK - A pageant contestant from Myanmar has used her moment in the spotlight to appeal for urgent international help for her country as security forces suppressing protests against last month's co...
Mar 28, 2021
New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana
Lawmakers reached an agreement late Saturday to legalize recreational marijuana sales in New York. At least 14 other states already allow residents to buy marijuana for recreational and not just medic...
Mar 28, 2021
