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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 124,271 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,222,...
Mar 23, 2021
Liberal MP confronts minister over new watchdog to oversee Canadian companies abroad
OTTAWA - A veteran Liberal backbencher took a Liberal cabinet minister to task Tuesday for failing to give real teeth to a new watchdog who is supposed to investigate human rights abuses by Canadian c...
Mar 23, 2021
Proposed $2.6B Alberta methanol project inks deal to add carbon capture ability
A partner in an Alberta carbon capture and storage project that recently celebrated storing its one millionth tonne of CO2 says it has an agreement with a northwestern Alberta chemical plant developer...
Mar 23, 2021
Red Deer records 34th COVID death, active cases at 132
Red Deer has suffered another death stemming from COVID-19, bringing the city's total to 34.The latest death, a man in his 80s, occurred Monday (March 22) and is linked to the outbreak at Red Deer Reg...
Mar 23, 2021
Indiana to lift mask mandate amid concern: 'We’re not ready'
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's governor announced Tuesday he would lift the statewide mask mandate and remaining COVID-19 business restrictions in two weeks. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb said in a speech fr...
Mar 23, 2021
Homeless shelter future fuels simmering dispute between province, Penticton council
PENTICTON, B.C. - A homeless shelter at the centre of a dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Penticton was portrayed Tuesday as a drug den and a potential catalyst to spur a...
Mar 23, 2021
Saskatchewan premier yet to read report into RCMP handling of Colten Boushie death
REGINA - Saskatchewan's premier says he has yet to read the full report by a complaints commission that found RCMP discriminated against the mother of Colten Boushie -- an Indigenous man who was shot ...
Mar 23, 2021
Canada's Corey Conners eager to try match play again at WGC event
It's been a while since Corey Conners has played in a match-play event, but he thinks he has enough experience to draw on.Conners, from Listowel, Ont., will be one of two Canadians in the field on Wed...
Mar 23, 2021
Penhold firefighters respond to fire call at commercial building
Penhold Volunteer Fire Department members responded to a call of a possible fire at a commercial building in the town late Monday evening. It was at 10:30 p.m. when crews were dispatched to a reported...
Mar 23, 2021
B.C. couple accused of million-dollar Ponzi investment scam in Alberta
CALGARY - A husband and wife from Summerland, B.C., have been charged in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme after an investigation by Alberta RCMP.After a referral from the Alberta Securities Commissi...
Mar 23, 2021