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Vaccine maker BioNTech says no need to waive patents
BERLIN - The head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech said Monday that there is no need to waive patents on coronavirus vaccines because manufacturers will be able to produce enough shots to sup...
May 10, 2021
Jagmeet Singh says link exists between anti-maskers and far-right extremism
OTTAWA - Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes there's a connection between anti-mask and anti-lockdown protests and far-right extremism. Singh's comments come as rallies ...
May 10, 2021
No US men in Top 30 for 1st time in computer tennis rankings
There are no American men in the ATP's Top 30 for the first time in the nearly half-century of computerized tennis rankings. The highest-ranked man from the U.S., Taylor Fritz, slid one place to No. 3...
May 10, 2021
Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry receives honorary doctorate from N.S. university
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry congratulated students for navigating their studies through the COVID-19 pandemic as he received an honorary doctorate from Nova Scotia's Acadia University ...
May 10, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 10, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):11:15 a.m.Ontario is reporting 2,716 new cases of COVID-19 today, more than half of them in the Toronto area.Toronto and nearby P...
May 10, 2021
U of L launches contest giving vaccinated students chance to win fall tuition
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge is launching what it calls the "most important contest" in the institution's history.Through the It's Worth A Shot! contest, registered students who get a...
May 10, 2021
Blake Shelton joins drive to help feed out-of-work musicians
For more than a year now, the state of America's live music industry has been a grim one. The COVID-19 pandemic threw hundreds of thousands of musicians, roadies and other touring industry professiona...
May 10, 2021
Canadian men to face Wales and England in July rugby test matches
The Canadian men's rugby team, which last played in October 2019 at the World Cup in Japan, will return to action in July against tough opposition in Wales and England. The 23rd-ranked Canadians will ...
May 10, 2021
Reversing Trump, US restores transgender health protections
WASHINGTON - The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow t...
May 10, 2021
All Albertans aged 12 and up now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
EDMONTON, AB- 68 per cent of Albertans are now eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Last week, eligibility expanded to Albertans aged 30 or older. As of Monday, May 10, that has grown to encomp...
May 10, 2021