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Vaccine campaign begins amid virus surge in rebel-held Syria
IDLIB, Syria - A COVID-19 vaccine campaign kicked off in Syria's last rebel-held enclave on Saturday, with a 45-year-old front-line nurse becoming the first to receive a U.N.-secured jab. Nizar Fattou...
May 01, 2021
Hospitalizations, ICU admissions growing for younger Canadians in third wave
OTTAWA - High vaccination rates among seniors and more infectious variants of COVID-19 are shifting the weight of the pandemic in Canada to younger people. An analysis of data published online by Heal...
May 01, 2021
'People were upset': Parliament's language interpreters told no sick pay during COVID
OTTAWA - Interpreters who have been the French or English voice of politicians and top doctors for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic say a federal department has told them that if they fall ill,...
May 01, 2021
Giuliani search warrant resolved Justice Department dispute
WASHINGTON - The question of whether to serve a search warrant for Rudy Giuliani's records simmered inside the Justice Department in the waning months of the Trump administration, dividing officials i...
Apr 30, 2021
Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs
NEW DELHI - A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults ...
Apr 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, April 30, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 30, 2021. There are 1,219,425 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,219,425 confirmed cases (83,319 active...
Apr 30, 2021
Eli Broad, billionaire entrepreneur who reshaped LA, dies
LOS ANGELES - Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur who co-founded homebuilding pioneer Kaufman and Broad Inc. and launched financial services giant Su...
Apr 30, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 288,327 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,420,...
Apr 30, 2021
Nick Suzuki scores twice for Montreal Canadiens in 5-3 win over Winnipeg Jets
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki scored twice for the Montreal Canadiens, including the game-winner, in a 5-3 win Friday over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Suzuki also assisted on a goal for a three-point night, ...
Apr 30, 2021
Banff, Fort McMurray await details before deciding on COVID-19 curfews
EDMONTON - COVID-19 hot spots in a Rocky Mountain tourist town and northeastern Alberta's oilsands hub want more details from the provincial government before deciding to request curfews.Alberta Premi...
Apr 30, 2021