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Biden to boost world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will announce Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks, the White House said. Th...
May 17, 2021
Capital budget items sent to Lethbridge City Council for final verdict
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Members of Lethbridge City Council have completed discussions about the upcoming capital budget. Acting as the Economic Standing Policy Committee, they spent all of last week voting o...
May 17, 2021
Ontario opens shots to 18+, Quebec opens drive-thru, as COVID vaccine efforts expand
Quebec is opening a drive-thru vaccine clinic at its busiest airport and Ontario is expanding vaccine eligibility, as provinces make strides toward immunizing their adult populations. Ontario was orig...
May 17, 2021
M.D. of Taber firefighters tackle large weekend blaze
TABER, AB - Multiple responders from the M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service tackled a large fire southwest of the town of Taber Saturday.A call for all units to respond was put out at around 11:15 a....
May 17, 2021
RCMP move to end blockade against logging of forest on Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - The RCMP say they have begun enforcing a court injunction banning blockades of logging activities in an area of western Vancouver Island. In a statement, the RCMP say they are tem...
May 17, 2021
'Long overdue': Leafs, Canadiens legends eagerly awaiting playoff series
Frank Mahovlich can't pick a side. And really, who can blame him? The Hall of Famer won four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs - including the franchise's last title in 1967 - and two more as ...
May 17, 2021
Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz pleaded guilty Monday to six federal charges an...
May 17, 2021
Women's hockey star Danielle Goyette joins Wickenheiser on Toronto Maple Leafs staff
CALGARY - Canadian women's hockey veteran Danielle Goyette has been named director of player development for the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and their American Hockey League affiliate. The Hockey Hall o...
May 17, 2021
Nurse faces a busy off-season, much busier if Canada qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
TAMPA, Fla. - Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse says a COVID-19 outbreak in March spiked his team's chances for a post-season run.The Raptors (27-45) finished 12th in the Eastern Conference to miss the...
May 17, 2021
Tories demand more info on investigation into general overseeing vaccine campaign
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is blasting the Liberal government for not providing Canadians with more information about why the general overseeing Canada's COVID-19 vaccination ca...
May 17, 2021