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Liberals, Bloc Quebecois join forces to pass revised assisted dying bill
OTTAWA - With the help of the Bloc Quebecois, the minority Liberal government has passed a revised bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying - including eventually to people suffering solel...
Mar 11, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, March 11 , 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 89,074 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,719,...
Mar 11, 2021
Chinese government interference derailed Canadian vaccine partnership: researcher
OTTAWA - A Canadian vaccine researcher says he believes that Chinese political machinations ended a vaccine partnership last summer. Dr. Scott Halperin, the director of the Canadian Centre for Vaccino...
Mar 11, 2021
Auston Matthews scores winner, Leafs beat Jets 4-3 in overtime
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 21st goal of the season 59 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Thursday to snap a three-game losing s...
Mar 11, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, March 11, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 11, 2021.There are 899,757 confirmed cases in Canada.<b>_ Canada: 899,757 confirmed cases (30,672 a...
Mar 11, 2021
Non-profit concerned about province’s outlook on overdose crisis after funding rejection
A Saskatoon recovery centre is worried that its rejection for provincial funding is sending the wrong message in regards to the ongoing overdose crisis.Tanner Perratt, the co-founder and business mana...
Mar 11, 2021
New vaccine booking system takes off but over 70s still waiting
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be hoping confusion about how to get a COVID vaccine appointment will end with their special online and phone number system that got underway Thursday. How...
Mar 11, 2021
Positive COVID-19 case at St. John Community School and St. Catherine Catholic School
The Prince Albert Catholic School Division is reporting that the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has identified a positive COVID-19 case at St. John Community School and St. Catherine Catholic Sch...
Mar 11, 2021
Healthy Crepeau, Hasal creates 'keeper competition for Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Thomas Hasal doesn't believe in curses, even if it seemed that there must have been a jinx on the Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeepers last season. The club saw four different 'keepers occupy t...
Mar 11, 2021
No place for abusive behaviour in military, acting defence chief says
OTTAWA - The acting chief of the defence staff says there is no place for abusive and discriminatory behaviour in the Canadian Armed Forces. Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre told a defence conference today that wi...
Mar 11, 2021
