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Provinces awash in second wave, sharpen focus of vaccine rollout plans
TORONTO - Canada's initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine came into clearer focus Thursday as Ontario announced it would go ahead with its first immunizations on Tuesday, while high case counts conti...
Dec 10, 2020
Israel, Morocco to restore ties; US shifts on Western Sahara
WASHINGTON - Israel and Morocco have agreed to restore diplomatic relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, announced the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months on Thurs...
Dec 10, 2020
Brits fear 'damage' if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal
OTTAWA - The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify their new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline. British trade officials sa...
Dec 10, 2020
Q&A: Christopher Nolan on ‘Tenet’ home release
Christopher Nolan movies almost demand another look and " Tenet " is no exception. On Tuesday, audiences will finally be able to watch, re-watch and dissect the palindromic spy thriller starring John ...
Dec 10, 2020
The Who concert memorial fundraiser plays on, virtually
CINCINNATI - For years, alumni of a Cincinnati-area high school have gathered to raise scholarship money in memory of three classmates killed in a crush of people at a 1979 concert by The Who. And the...
Dec 10, 2020
Canadian junior men's hockey team releases seven players
RED DEER, Alta. - Host Canada released seven players Thursday and named its three goaltenders for the upcoming world junior men's hockey championship. The departure of goalie Brett Brochu and Tristan ...
Dec 10, 2020
Canadian Lance Stroll "very satisfied" with strides made in F1 season
Canada's Lance Stroll started the Formula One season hoping to end a run of three largely frustrating seasons on the circuit. He enters this week's 2020 finale feeling "very satisfied" with his year a...
Dec 10, 2020
Health workers report burnout amid second wave, ask public to obey health rules
VANCOUVER - Sophia Gabiniewicz is well accustomed to dealing with stress as a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. But she says it rose to a new level as th...
Dec 10, 2020
Lethbridge woman fined in B.C. for refusing to wear a mask and "abusive/belligerent behaviour"
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Revelstoke RCMP have issued a pair of tickets to a Southern Alberta woman.At approximately 5:20 am on Saturday, December 6, the 43-year-old went to the local Tim Horton's.After mult...
Dec 10, 2020
Salvation Army introduces "Tap to Give" option for Christmas Kettle Campaign
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Southern Albertans now have a new way of giving back.For the Salvation Army's holiday season donation drive, Major Donald Bladen says they have introduced contact-less methods of coll...
Dec 10, 2020