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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:25 a.m.Quebec is reporting 702 new COVID-19 infections and seven more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, none of whic...
Mar 18, 2021
Trudeau not welcome 'by our side' unless gun bill overhauled: Polytechnique families
OTTAWA - Several family members of women killed in the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will no longer be welcome at annual commemorations unless his government stre...
Mar 18, 2021
Toronto Arrows settle in Atlanta area for start of Major League Rugby season
TORONTO - Facing an extended stay in the U.S. due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, Toronto Arrows fullback Patrick Parfrey won't be short of things to do. Away from rugby, the 29-year-old from...
Mar 18, 2021
South Africa's Zulu king is buried amid praise, controversy
JOHANNESBURG - The traditional leader of South Africa's 12 million Zulu people, King Goodwill Zwelithini, has been laid to rest in a private ceremony early Thursday. Zwelithini, 72, died from health p...
Mar 18, 2021
UK regulator: People should keep getting AstraZeneca shots
LONDON - British regulators said Thursday that people should keep getting AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine following its review of data on patients who suffered from blood clots after getting the shot. ...
Mar 18, 2021
As trials loom, China says case of two Michaels handled 'in accordance with the law'
WASHINGTON - China is defending the way it has handled the cases of two Canadians who have been detained in the country for more than two years. Michael Spavor is scheduled to appear in court on Frida...
Mar 18, 2021
Extended relief for jobless Canadians to cost Ottawa an extra $5 billion: PBO report
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says Ottawa's extension of income support for unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will tack on more than $5 billion in government spending costs. The ...
Mar 18, 2021
Canadian Denis Shapovalov knocks off Jeremy Chardy to advance to Dubai semifinals
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the semifinals of the Dubai Championships after beating France's Jeremy Chardy 7-5, 6-4 today. The third-seeded Shapovalov, from R...
Mar 18, 2021
Storms moving eastward, leave trail of damage in Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Storms that left splintered homes and broken trees across Alabama and Mississippi moved into Georgia and Florida on Thursday, rousing residents with early morning warnings as foreca...
Mar 18, 2021
US jobless claims rise to 770,000 with layoffs still high
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.S. economy is steadily recovering from the coronavir...
Mar 18, 2021
