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Saskatchewan billionaire, Prince Albert's Michelle Zatlyn, becomes Wall Street tech titan
It has been 17 months since Prince Albert's Michelle Zatlyn spoke to us after she and co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange following the hugely successful IPO...
Feb 16, 2021
Singh pledges military deployment in election campaign-style promise
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling for a quicker, clearer vaccination plan that would see Canada's military deployed across the country to speed up provincial COVID-19 inoculation efforts. T...
Feb 16, 2021
Bus drives off bridge into canal in central India; 40 dead
NEW DELHI - An overcrowded bus drove off a bridge and into a canal in central India on Tuesday, killing at least 40 people, an official said. Six people were rescued after the accident in Madhya Prade...
Feb 16, 2021
New vaccine advice in Canada; Capitol riot inquiry planned: In The News for Feb. 16
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. 16... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 16, 2021
Skiers may be safe from COVID-19, but not those working to keep slopes open: experts
Fresh air, blazing speed and spacious alpine terrain makes skiing and snowboarding low-risk activities for COVID-19 transmission, infectious disease doctors say. But the threat is never zero during a ...
Feb 16, 2021
University unions, students and faculty summon Ottawa for more education funding
MONTREAL - Ottawa needs to address the funding and access problems regarding post-secondary education that have been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a coalition of university faculty...
Feb 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021. There are 826,924 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 826,924 confirmed cases (35,684 active, 769,92...
Feb 16, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 1,704 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,272,470 dose...
Feb 16, 2021
Closing arguments in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel room
EDMONTON - Defence lawyers for an Ontario man accused of killing a woman found dead in the bathtub of his Edmonton hotel room are to begin closing arguments today. Bradley Barton is accused of manslau...
Feb 16, 2021
Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry in Nova Scotia slated to resume after 11-month hiatus
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A provincial inquiry investigating why a former Canadian soldier killed his family and himself is set to resume today in Nova Scotia. On Jan. 3, 2017, Lionel Desmond used a sem...
Feb 16, 2021
