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Coming week will see trickle of COVID-19 vaccine doses before floodgates open
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is expecting a smaller-than-normal shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, with fewer than 445,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech shots scheduled for delivery ov...
Mar 15, 2021

Williams scores 23, Bulls beat Raptors 118-95
CHICAGO - Rookie Patrick Williams had a career-best 23 points to lead the Chicago Bulls past the Toronto Raptors, 118-95 Sunday night. Zach LaVine scored 15 to help the Bulls end a two-game slide. Cob...
Mar 14, 2021

Bottcher beats Koe 4-2 to win Canadian men's curling championship for first time
CALGARY - Brendan Bottcher won curling's version of the Battle of Alberta on Sunday night at the Canadian men's curling championship. The Alberta skip defeated Wild Card Two's Kevin Koe 4-2 to win his...
Mar 14, 2021

Bangladesh TV hires country's 1st transgender news anchor
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi satellite television station has hired the country's first transgender news anchor, saying it hopes the appointment will help change society. Tashnuva Anan Shishir, w...
Mar 14, 2021

Rebels solid in 5-1 win over Lethbridge
After special teams helped carry the Lethbridge Hurricanes to back-to-back wins to start the weekend, the Red Deer Rebels flipped the script Sunday in downing Lethbridge 5-1 in Western Hockey League a...
Mar 14, 2021

Beyoncé ties Alison Krauss' record of 27 wins at Grammys
NEW YORK - The Grammys are drunk in love with Beyonc: The singer has tied Alison Krauss' record for most wins by a female artist. Beyonc earned her 27th Grammy on Sunday, picking up honours like best ...
Mar 14, 2021

Batherson, Senators beat Maple Leafs 4-3, Leafs have one victory in last six games
OTTAWA - Drake Batherson scored two goals in 53 seconds in a 4-3 Ottawa Senators victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Sunday evening. Brady Tkachuk and Ryan Dz...
Mar 14, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 14, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021. There are 909,157 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 909,157 confirmed cases (31,674 active, 855,0...
Mar 14, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Sunday, March 14, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 92,658 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,026,665 ...
Mar 14, 2021

Doja Cat, Cynthia Erivo led the fashion march at the Grammys
NEW YORK - Doja Cat went for neon feathers and a moto-inspired look zipped allll the way down and Cynthia Erivo stunned in a sparkling silver gown with gold accents by Louis Vuitton at the Grammys as ...
Mar 14, 2021