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WATCH: Copping to provide COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:15 p.m.Health Minister Jason Copping will provide an update on COVID-19 in the province.
Feb 23, 2022

Canada signs agreement with AstraZeneca on preventative COVID-19 treatment
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to procure 100,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody therapy that's still under review by Health Canada. A r...
Feb 23, 2022

Walk-in COVID vaccines for children available next month
Parents can get a COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11 on a walk-in basis for at least two weeks beginning next month.The province says AHS clinics across the province as well...
Feb 23, 2022

PM revokes Emergencies Act now that Ottawa protest is over
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revoked use of the Emergencies Act now that the protest against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government in downtown Ottawa is over.On Wednesday, Tru...
Feb 23, 2022

Law would allow news outlets to negotiate with digital giants for payment: minister
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is pressing ahead with plans to introduce a law to make digital media giants pay Canadian outlets for using their news. Speaking at a virtual confere...
Feb 23, 2022

A rundown of Canada's sanctions and other actions against Russia
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies have upped their sanctions on Russia as that country becomes increasingly aggressive against neighbouring Ukraine. Here is a rundown of the measures that have been put i...
Feb 23, 2022

Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned
NEW YORK (AP) - The two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business dealings suddenly resigned Wednesday, thro...
Feb 23, 2022

Canada's Shapovalov advances to Dubai quarterfinals with win over Japan's Daniel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Japan's Taro Daniel on Wednesday. Shapovalov saved the ...
Feb 23, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau set to revoke Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to revoke use of the Emergencies Act, according to two senior government sources, now that the protest in downtown Ottawa is over. Trudeau is expected to ...
Feb 23, 2022

Saskatchewan NDP strays from its federal counterpart to oppose the Emergencies Act
REGINA - Saskatchewan's NDP Opposition says it does not support the Emergencies Act being invoked, despite its federal counterpart backing the move.Nicole Sarauer, who is the deputy leader of the Sask...
Feb 23, 2022