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Variants of concern higher than reported, but giving precise data challenging: BCCDC
VANCOUVER - A medical director at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says the number of active COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern is higher than what has been publicly reported i...
Apr 08, 2021
Alberta invests $20M for vaccine development and disease research
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is giving $20 million in funding to a virology research institute at the University of Alberta.The Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (AVI) at the University of A...
Apr 08, 2021
Canada's Pellington says response to NCAA tournament has been overwhelming
Four days after a thrilling NCAA women's basketball final, Shaina Pellington had barely made a dent in replying to the countless congratulatory messages. They poured into her phone and her social medi...
Apr 08, 2021
ATA survey finds most teachers unhappy with K-6 draft curriculum
An Alberta Teachers' Association survey has found that 91 per cent of teachers are unhappy with the provincial government's K-6 draft curriculum.The ATA says the survey shows three in four teachers ar...
Apr 08, 2021
Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER - Canada's ambassador to the United States says Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the long-standing dispute over U.S. duties on softwood...
Apr 08, 2021
Native Americans: Move Boston Marathon from Oct. 11 holiday
BOSTON - Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling on the organizers of the Boston Marathon to move the already rescheduled date for the storied race because it now conflicts with a day meant to c...
Apr 08, 2021
Top doctor in N.W.T. says first COVID-19 variant cases identified in territory
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has detected its first COVID-19 variant cases.The territory says two recently announced infections have been identified as the B.1.1.7 variant first identified ...
Apr 08, 2021
Kemi Alabi wins First Book Award from poets academy
NEW YORK - A Chicago-based writer and activist has received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kemi Alabi's "Against Heaven" is scheduled for publication in Spring 2022. Alabi, c...
Apr 08, 2021
Reigning Mrs. World arrested over onstage melee in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Police in Sri Lanka on Thursday arrested the reigning Mrs. World for pulling the crown off the head of the winner of a Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant and allegedly causing injuries...
Apr 08, 2021
Canadian women continue Olympic prep with friendlies against Wales and England
After missing the SheBelieves Cup in February, fullback Ashley Lawrence is happy to be back in Canadian colours for friendlies against Wales and England. The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., has been ...
Apr 08, 2021