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'Stronger' measures needed across Canada to suppress COVID-19 resurgence: Tam
OTTAWA - As provinces push ahead with plans to reopen their economies, Canada's chief public health officer is warning that current health orders are not enough to stop rapid growth of COVID-19. Dr. T...
Mar 27, 2021
Canadians Gilles, Porier earn bronze in ice dance at figure skating worlds
STOCKHOLM - Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have won the ice dance bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships. Toronto's Gillies and Porier, of Unionville, Ont., scored 130.98 on t...
Mar 27, 2021
Canadian men one win away from qualifying for Olympics for first time in 37 years
The Canadian men are one win away from qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics for the first time in 37 years. But standing in their way is "the giant in CONCACAF." Canada faces host Mexico on Sunday in Gua...
Mar 27, 2021
Canada's Raonic through to third round at Miami Open with win over Thompson
MIAMI - Canada's Milos Raonic cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over Australia's Jordan Thompson in second-round action Saturday at the Miami Open.Raonic, the 12th seed in Miami, fired 14 aces and won 96 per ...
Mar 27, 2021
China sanctions Conservative member of Parliament Michael Chong, federal subcommittee
OTTAWA - China says it has imposed sanctions against a Canadian politician and a federal subcommittee in response to sanctions levied by Canada on groups in China's Xinjiang region. The Ministry of Fo...
Mar 27, 2021
A look at Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Premier Andrew Furey
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Liberal Premier Andrew Furey was re-elected Saturday in Newfoundland and Labrador's pandemic-delayed election. Furey is an orthopedic surgeon who entered politics last year, but he ...
Mar 27, 2021
Police: 2 dead in Virginia Beach oceanfront shootings
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A pair of overnight shootings along the beachfront in Virginia Beach left two people dead and eight wounded in a scene described by authorities on Saturday as "very chaotic." In ...
Mar 27, 2021
Province gives funding for television and film production
EDMONTON, AB- The Alberta Government has created the Film and Television Tax Credit, to help fund medium and big-budget television and film projects."To build on the success of the program, Alberta's ...
Mar 27, 2021
Canadian Blood Services says donations from those who have had COVID-19 are safe
CALGARY - Canadian Blood Services is reassuring the public that blood donated by anyone who has had COVID-19 or who has been vaccinated is safe. "Given that COVID is a respiratory virus, there's no im...
Mar 27, 2021
Canadian Blood Services says donations from those who have had COVID-19 are safe
CALGARY - Canadian Blood Services is reassuring the public that blood donated by anyone who has had COVID-19 or who has been vaccinated is safe. "Given that COVID is a respiratory virus, there's no im...
Mar 27, 2021