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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, March 11, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 11, 2021.There are 899,757 confirmed cases in Canada.<b>_ Canada: 899,757 confirmed cases (30,672 a...
Mar 11, 2021
UCP MLA introduces bill to raise speed limit to 120 km/h on divided highways
A UCP MLA has brought forward a bill in the legislature that looks to up the maximum speed limit on some provincial freeways to 120 kilometres per hour.Spruce Grove-Stony Plain MLA Searle Turton intro...
Mar 11, 2021
Officer testifies on items seized at accused's residence
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat officer who worked in the city police service's forensic identification unit when James Satre was killed in October 2017 says close to 30 items were seized from the r...
Mar 11, 2021
Healthy Crepeau, Hasal creates 'keeper competition for Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Thomas Hasal doesn't believe in curses, even if it seemed that there must have been a jinx on the Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeepers last season. The club saw four different 'keepers occupy t...
Mar 11, 2021
Vaccine used in Alberta not linked to blood clot issue in Europe: Hinshaw
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says there is currently no indication that vaccination from some particular batches of AstraZeneca vaccine has caused blood clots in Europe.Dr. Deena Hinshaw ...
Mar 11, 2021
No place for abusive behaviour in military, acting defence chief says
OTTAWA - The acting chief of the defence staff says there is no place for abusive and discriminatory behaviour in the Canadian Armed Forces. Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre told a defence conference today that wi...
Mar 11, 2021
Analysis: CFL, XFL could form a relationship that provides benefits for both leagues
TORONTO - Anything and everything, it seems, will be on the table with the CFL and XFL poised to begin serious discussions on a potential partnership. And it would appear, at first glance, both have s...
Mar 11, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps hire Ricardo Clark as assistant coach
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have added American midfielder Ricardo Clark to their coaching ranks. The 'Caps announced Thursday that the former Houston Dynamo player has been hired as an assist...
Mar 11, 2021
'We were able to power through': Bettman reflects on NHL shutdown a year later
Gary Bettman had just returned home when he got a call telling him to turn on his TV. The NBA had a player test positive for COVID-19 minutes before the start of a game - inside an arena packed with f...
Mar 11, 2021
High levels of anxiety and fatigue found among doctors
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A recent survey from the Canadian Medical Association reports high levels of anxiety and fatigue among physicians.Medicine Hat's Dr. Gerry Prince says everyday physicians step into ...
Mar 11, 2021