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Verdict in Toronto van attack case and new vaccine arrives: In The News for March 3

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 March 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 3, 2021

Trump comments on trade negotiations with China take centre stage in Meng case

VANCOUVER - Public comments by former U.S. president Donald Trump will take centre stage at the British Columbia Supreme Court today in the case of a Huawei executive facing extradition to the United ...

Mar 3, 2021

Former military ombudsman to testify today as committee digs into Vance allegations

OTTAWA - Former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne is set to testify today as a parliamentary committee continues digging into how the Liberal government handled allegations of misconduct against forme...

Mar 3, 2021

First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors

OTTAWA - The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada today as confusion persists over who should get it.Canada is to receive 500,000 doses of the vaccine, th...

Mar 3, 2021

Verdict expected today in Toronto van attack trial

TORONTO - A judge is expected to deliver her verdict today in the case of a man who deliberately drove a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people and injuring 16 others. Alek Minassian ha...

Mar 3, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 64,485 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,014,128...

Mar 2, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. There are 872,747 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 872,747 confirmed cases (30,252 active, 82...

Mar 2, 2021

Calgary man pleads guilty in deaths of girlfriend, mother, stepfather

CALGARY - A Calgary man has admitted to killing his girlfriend, mother and stepfather in 2018. Prosecutor Shane Parker says Dustin Duthie pleaded guilty to the second-degree murders of Taylor Toller a...

Mar 2, 2021

Mounties who shot at fellow officer, civilian during N.S. mass shooting cleared

HALIFAX - Just before two RCMP officers opened fire on a fellow officer and a civilian during last year's Nova Scotia mass shooting, they struggled with congested radio channels and mistook a man wear...

Mar 2, 2021

Unanimous committee report calls on Trudeau not to trigger election during pandemic

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is unanimously urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to promise he won't call a federal election while the COVID-19 pandemic rages across Canada.In a report by the...

Mar 2, 2021