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Ontario likely to mix 1st and 2nd vaccine doses amid lack of AstraZeneca supply
TORONTO - Ontario will likely mix and match COVID-19 vaccine doses in light of uncertain future supply of all the shots approved for use in Canada. Health Minister Christine Elliott says it's likely t...
May 10, 2021
'We will do everything we can,' B.C. police say to reassure public amid gang violence
BURNABY, B.C. - Top police officials in British Columbia are trying to reassure the public about safety after a gang war left two men dead and an innocent bystander hurt this weekend. Officers say the...
May 10, 2021
Review of federal prison isolation units 'not adequate,' new report says
OTTAWA - A study has found shortcomings with the process intended to serve as a check on new units for isolating federal prisoners from the general jail population. In response to criticism of solitar...
May 10, 2021
Five years since the Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY - It has been five years since a wildfire destroyed large parts of Fort McMurray. Here is a look back at how events unfolded:May 1, 2016 - A fire starts in a remote part of forest southw...
May 10, 2021
Fire restriction lifted in Red Deer County
As of noon today, the fire restriction for Red Deer County has been lifted. County officials say permits are now available online at rdcounty.ca/fire. Residents are asked to set-up their account to ob...
May 10, 2021
Work underway on downtown addiction treatment facility
Work is now underway on turning a former nightclub in downtown Red Deer into a 40-bed drug and alcohol treatment and recovery centre.What was once the Lotus Nightclub at 4618 50 Ave. is being overhaul...
May 10, 2021
Red Deer getting Family Resource Centre funding
The Alberta Government says it's investing $1.5 million to increase access to family resource centres.These centres provide tools, resources and information, the province says, to help families and in...
May 10, 2021
Americans set another pandemic-era record for air travel
Americans set a record for pandemic-era air travel, then broke it again over the Mother's Day holiday weekend. The Transportation Security Administration said that slightly more than 1.7 million peopl...
May 10, 2021
US opens probe of steering problems in Honda Accord sedans
DETROIT - The U.S. government's auto safety agency is investigating multiple complaints about steering failures that could affect more than 1.1 million Honda Accord sedans. In documents posted Monday,...
May 10, 2021
Vaccine maker BioNTech says no need to waive patents
BERLIN - The head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech said Monday that there is no need to waive patents on coronavirus vaccines because manufacturers will be able to produce enough shots to sup...
May 10, 2021