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Strong early response to Oxford-AstraZeneca shots for Metro Vancouver 55 to 65s
VANCOUVER - Residents between the ages of 55 and 65 in British Columbia's Lower Mainland can now schedule an appointment to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, but making a booking will be the cha...
Mar 31, 2021
Archbishop: Harry, Meghan didn't wed before Windsor service
LONDON - The archbishop of Canterbury has confirmed that he legally married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle in May 2018, despite the couple's claim that they had another, private, cer...
Mar 31, 2021
Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protection
BILLINGS, Mont. - Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf where they roam in parts of the northern Rocky Mountains but need continued protections, according to government scientists who concluded ...
Mar 31, 2021
Detectives find cause of Tiger Woods crash but won't reveal
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County sheriff says detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but would not release details Wednesday, citing ...
Mar 31, 2021
Microsoft wins $22 billion deal making headsets for US Army
Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets. Microsoft and the Army separately announced the deal Wednesday. The technology is bas...
Mar 31, 2021
Tourism spending down 48% in Canada last year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It should come as a shock to absolutely nobody at this point, but 2020 was not the best year for the tourism sector.Between travel restrictions and many businesses either being shut d...
Mar 31, 2021
Detectives find cause of Tiger Woods crash but won't reveal
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County sheriff says detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but would not release details Wednesday, citing ...
Mar 31, 2021
Lethbridge County asks producers to monitor for field soil erosion
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Winter cycles of freezing and thawing, combined with the dry, windy weather of the last few months, has Lethbridge County officials worried about the possible development of soil er...
Mar 31, 2021
Montreal's Olympic Stadium expresses interest in hosting NFL games
Operators of Montreal's Olympic Stadium say they are interested in hosting NFL games. Olympic Park, the organization that runs the indoor stadium for the Quebec government, said in a statement Wednesd...
Mar 31, 2021
'Dollar clearing' doesn't give U.S. jurisdiction to charge Meng Wanzhou: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says payments between a Huawei subsidiary and an HSBC client that were cleared in American dollars do not give the United States jurisdiction to charge the execut...
Mar 31, 2021