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Pentagon set to OK extending Guard deployment at Capitol
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is set to approve an extension of the National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol for about two more months, defence officials said Tuesday. Officials said final details we...
Mar 09, 2021
Trudeau says J&J vaccine faces production challenges
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has been warned of manufacturing problems plaguing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The viral vector vaccine developed by J&J's subsidiary, Jan...
Mar 09, 2021
Six people charged after more than $160,000 worth of drugs and cash seized in Mountain View County bust
MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY, AB - Over $160,000 in drugs and cash was seized following an ALERT investigation in southern Alberta.The drugs were seized after a search of a rural residence in Mountain View Co...
Mar 09, 2021
Norton Juster, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' author, dead at 91
NEW YORK - Norton Juster, the celebrated children's author who fashioned a world of his own in the classic "The Phantom Tollbooth" and went on to write such favourites as "The Dot and the Line" and "S...
Mar 09, 2021
World Rugby confirms 2021 women's World Cup to be pushed back to 2022
World Rugby made it official Tuesday, ratifying a recommendation to postpone the 2021 women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand until next year, The recommendation was made by World Rugby's executive com...
Mar 09, 2021
Quebec to table budget March 25, increases net debt by $12B after accounting change
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says he will table his third budget on March 25. Girard told reporters today the budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year will also include an accounting change sought by...
Mar 09, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Wilson Middle School
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A COVID-19 outbreak has been confirmed at Wilson Middle School.The Lethbridge School Division stated that Alberta Health Services (AHS) has identified a fourth and fifth case at the s...
Mar 09, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, March 9
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:35 a.m. Nova Scotia is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 today involving contacts of previously reported infections. Healt...
Mar 09, 2021
Bloc leader says he would back fast-tracking bill on medical assistance in dying
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet says he would support fast-tracking a bill on medical assistance in dying following repeated moves to stall its progress by the Conservatives.Blanche...
Mar 09, 2021
Tories, NDP say more support needed for sectors hit hard by pandemic
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are pushing the federal Liberals for targeted COVID-19 relief for some badly hit sectors. The Conservatives are advancing a motion today calling on the Liberals to implemen...
Mar 09, 2021