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Israel votes: Netanyahu's fate hangs on Tuesday's elections
JERUSALEM - Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country's fourth parliamentary election in two years - a highly charged referendum on the divisive rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Public...
Mar 23, 2021
RCMP breached policy on collection of online information: audit
OTTAWA - An internal review says the RCMP routinely flouted its own policies when gathering information from the internet, potentially endangering investigations and prosecutions. The newly released a...
Mar 23, 2021
Advocates critique rising jail figures in some provinces after initial COVID-19 fall
HALIFAX - A report by advocates for Canadian inmates is criticizing the rising rates of incarceration in at least two provincial jail systems amid the continuing pandemic. About a year after the first...
Mar 23, 2021
Lowry scores twice as Winnipeg Jets down Vancouver Canucks 4-0
VANCOUVER - Two goals from Adam Lowry powered the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 22 shots he faced to collect his first ...
Mar 22, 2021
Rockets end skid at 20, Wall has 1st triple-double since '16
HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets ended their 20-game losing streak Monday night, as John Wall had his first triple-double in five years in a 117-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Houston's skid was ti...
Mar 22, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, March 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday March 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 143,559 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,097,84...
Mar 22, 2021
Gustavsson stops 35 shots in first NHL start to lead Senators to 2-1 win over Flames
OTTAWA - Chris Tierney made sure Filip Gustavsson's first NHL start was a victorious one. Tierney's fourth goal of the season -- but first in 30 games -- at 17:24 of the third period earned the Ottawa...
Mar 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, March 22, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday March 22, 2021. There are 938,719 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 938,719 confirmed cases (35,844 active, 880,...
Mar 22, 2021
Ex-Missouri Gov. Greitens announces 2022 US Senate bid
O'FALLON, Mo. - Eric Greitens, the former Navy SEAL officer who rose quickly to become Missouri governor before scandal forced him out of office just a year and a half into his tenure, announced Monda...
Mar 22, 2021
Janey becomes 1st woman, person of colour to be Boston mayor
Boston has a new mayor in Kim Janey, who became the city's first female and first person of colour to take the office Monday. Marty Walsh resigned Monday evening to become President Joe Biden's labour...
Mar 22, 2021