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Fire kills 3 in market near Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - A fire on Friday destroyed more than 20 shops in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, killing at least three people, police and witnesses s...
Apr 01, 2021

Train crashes in Taiwan, causing injuries, possibly deaths
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A train partially derailed along Taiwan's east coast Friday, injuring an unknown number of passengers and causing potential fatalities. The crash occurred near the Toroko Gorge scenic...
Apr 01, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 1, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 1, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 203,268 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,892,...
Apr 01, 2021

Iowa's Luka Garza named AP men's college player of the year
INDIANAPOLIS - Luka Garza knew what everyone expected before returning for a final run as Iowa's unquestioned star. Pressure? Garza felt it, all right, enough to know his mental health required the sa...
Apr 01, 2021

Canadiens pick up third straight win, 4-1 over Senators
OTTAWA - Jake Allen made 22 saves, Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist each, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Thursday night for their third co...
Apr 01, 2021

B.C. churches to appeal court decision that upheld COVID-19 restrictions
VANCOUVER - An appeal has been filed in a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that upheld public health orders banning indoor religious services in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the prov...
Apr 01, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 1, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 1, 2021. There are 987,918 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 987,918 confirmed cases (49,568 active, 9...
Apr 01, 2021

Inside Prince Albert Grand Council's new mass immunization clinic
Staff at Prince Albert Grand Council's (PAGC) mass-immunization clinic in P.A. are reporting a successful first day. Located on-reserve at Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre, all 252 appointments on T...
Apr 01, 2021

Quebec man accused of fatal B.C. stabbing appears in court
VANCOUVER - The man accused in a stabbing attack that left one woman dead and six other people hurt in North Vancouver appeared in provincial court on Thursday. Twenty-eight-year-old Yannick Bandaogo,...
Apr 01, 2021

Prince Albert homicide victim remembered as good student, competitive athlete
Near two weeks have passed since a home in Prince Albert's midtown area burned to the ground, and the body of a young man was found inside.Jeremy Starblanket, 29, was from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. Spe...
Apr 01, 2021

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