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NY to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those over 30
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state residents over 30 will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday, and everyone over 16 will be eligible starting April 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday....
Mar 29, 2021
A sad day for Carmangay: Fire Chief mourns loss of historic Grange Hotel
CARMANGAY, AB - The community of Carmangay is reeling from the effects of not only Sunday's large grass fires, but a blaze that destroyed a beloved landmark.At around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, March 29, ...
Mar 29, 2021
New guidelines coming on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as PEI suspends use
CHARLOTTETOWN - Health Canada is set to issue new recommendations on the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Canada's Health Minister said Monday, as Prince Edward Island suspended its use...
Mar 29, 2021
Final report on deadly Snowbird crash in B.C. flags pilot actions
OTTAWA - A final report on last year's deadly Snowbird crash in British Columbia is flagging the pilot's actions in the moments after his plane struck a bird while taking off. Flight-safety investigat...
Mar 29, 2021
Final report on deadly Snowbird crash in B.C. flags pilot actions
OTTAWA, ON - A final report on last year's deadly Snowbird crash in British Columbia is flagging the pilot's actions in the moments after his plane struck a bird while taking off.Flight-safety investi...
Mar 29, 2021
Province announces $6-million towards rural physician recruitment
The province is shelling out $6 million over three years to attract medical students to work in rural Alberta.The money will go towards helping students with the cost of medical school in exchange for...
Mar 29, 2021
"It’s silly:" Director of Bigfoot movie thanks Alberta energy centre for controversy
EDMONTON, AB - The director of a children's movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government's energy centre for starting a "ludicrous" fight over the film.Ben Stassen laughed several times a...
Mar 29, 2021
Final report on deadly Snowbird crash in B.C. flags pilot actions
OTTAWA - A final report on last year's deadly Snowbird crash in British Columbia is flagging the pilot's actions in the moments after his plane struck a bird while taking off. Flight-safety investigat...
Mar 29, 2021
Southwest Airlines orders 100 Boeing 737 Max planes
NEW YORK - Southwest Airlines said Monday it's expanding its all-Boeing fleet with an order for 100 737 MAX airplanes. The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two crashes that killed 346 pe...
Mar 29, 2021
Suez Canal blockage adds to pressure points in global trade
The plight of a mammoth container ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal has highlighted still more pressure points in global trade, a year after supply chains were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Sa...
Mar 29, 2021