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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): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 4,249 new cases of COVID-19 today. The figure is a new record for daily infections, even factori...
Jan 08, 2021

Less than 24 hours after acknowledging election loss, Trump again bucks up supporters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Less than 24 hours after acknowledging his election loss, U.S. President Donald Trump is again urging grassroots supporters to keep the faith. Trump, whose Twitter account was brief...
Jan 08, 2021

No unexpected side-effects from COVID-19 shots given in Canada so far: Health Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada has no reports of unexpected side-effects from patients vaccinated against COVID-19 thus far. Health Canada's chief medical adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma is releasing the first of ...
Jan 08, 2021

COVID creating ICU overflow, cancelled surgeries at Red Deer Regional Hospital
Already struggling with the capacity issues it's been dealing with for years, Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre continues to be pushed to its very limits by COVID-19."I've never seen it this bad, and ...
Jan 08, 2021

Senior IOC member says he's not sure Tokyo Games will happen
TOKYO - A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has said he "can't be certain" the postponed Tokyo Olympics will open in just over six months because of the surging pandemic in Japan an...
Jan 08, 2021

Hockey Alberta cancels provincials
Hockey Alberta says it has made the difficult decision to cancel its 2021 Provincial Championships. "With the uncertainty we are facing in the fight against COVID-19, the decision has been made to can...
Jan 08, 2021

UK regulators approve use of 3rd vaccine against coronavirus
LONDON - Britain has authorized a coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna, the third to be licensed for use in the country. The Department of Health said Friday that the vaccine meets the regulator's...
Jan 08, 2021

Indonesia's top Islamic body OKs China's Sinovac vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's highest Islamic body on Friday gave its religious approval to China's Sinovac vaccine, paving the way for its distribution in the world's most populous Muslim nation. ...
Jan 08, 2021

Honouring Flight PS752 victims and officer dies after riots: In The News for Jan. 8
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 Jan. 8 ...What we are watching in Canada ...Co...
Jan 08, 2021

Calls for Ribbon Skirt Day after Saskatchewan Indigenous student wearing one shamed
REGINA - Chris Kulak says his 10-year-old daughter, Isabella, thinks it might be time for a new downstairs closet to hold all the ribbon skirts arriving from around the world. The brightly patterned h...
Jan 08, 2021