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Horgan says he expects people with COVID-19 vaccines will get flexibility to do more
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he expects people in British Columbia who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to participate in more activities as provincial health restrictions are relaxed....
Mar 17, 2021

Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances to quarterfinals in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after beating Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday. The third-seeded ...
Mar 17, 2021

Transit Driver Appreciation Day this week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Like many essential workers during the pandemic, transit operators have been on the front-lines for the last year.Thursday (Mar.18) is Transit Driver Appreciation Day which is a nat...
Mar 17, 2021

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died at 61
NAKURU, Kenya - President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was...
Mar 17, 2021

Alberta environment minister tells rural areas coal mining doesn't threaten water
EDMONTON - Alberta's environment minister is trying to reassure rural municipalities in the province's south that their water supply isn't threatened by industrial development such as coal mines.Many ...
Mar 17, 2021

WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19.
Mar 17, 2021

YMCA in South Ridge will begin reopening March 22
The South Ridge YMCA will begin its gradual reopening on March 22.The facility will be open from 2:30-9 p.m. Monday to Friday and all public health regulations will be followed.Low-intensity workouts ...
Mar 17, 2021

White House confirms Canada asked for vaccine help, won't say if U.S. has agreed
WASHINGTON - Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the White House refused to say Wednesday whether it has agreed to the request.Press secreta...
Mar 17, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays lose starter Thomas Hatch to injury against Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto starter Thomas Hatch exited a pre-season game with right elbow/forearm discomfort and the Blue Jays lost 1-0 to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. The right-hander was pulled i...
Mar 17, 2021

'Operation Varsity Blues' reenacts and reorients a scandal
NEW YORK - Chris Smith didn't initially think the 2019 college bribery scandal made for a good documentary subject. He was editing "Fyre," the hit Netflix documentary about the music-festival fiasco, ...
Mar 17, 2021