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Next generation of Canadian luge recruits get a snowy, trackless start in Calgary
CALGARY - Tobogganing down a snowy hill isn't how three-time Olympian Tristan Walker got his start in luge, but Luge Canada's recruitment has come to that without access to a sliding track in Calgary....
Mar 19, 2021
Canadian men make two roster changes ahead of Olympic soccer qualifier
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Canada made two late changes to its roster Friday ahead of its opening match against El Salvador at the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.Citing medical reasons, Can...
Mar 19, 2021
Biden picks former senator who flew in space to lead NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle just days before the Challenger launch accident to lead NASA. Biden on Friday announce...
Mar 19, 2021
Doctors say getting COVID-19 poses much bigger risk of blood clots
OTTAWA - The national advocacy group for patients with blood-clot disorders says there is a greater risk of getting blood clots from COVID-19 than there is from the vaccine. Thrombosis Canada issued a...
Mar 19, 2021
Canada to ratify trade agreement with United Kingdom
OTTAWA - Canada's Minister of International Trade says the country will ratify its Trade Continuity Agreement with the United Kingdom. Mary Ng told the U.K.'s Secretary of State for International Trad...
Mar 19, 2021
Canada to ratify trade agreement with United Kingdom
OTTAWA - Canada's Minister of International Trade says the country will ratify its Trade Continuity Agreement with the United Kingdom. Mary Ng told the U.K.'s Secretary of State for International Trad...
Mar 19, 2021
Montreal police investigate after two bodies found inside cab in city's east end
Montreal police are investigating after two bodies were found by a citizen inside a taxi today in the city's east end. Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a passerby made the discovery at about 5:25 a.m. ...
Mar 19, 2021
Police asking for public's help in finding suspect in domestic assault
MEDICINE HAT - Medicine Hat city police are looking for a 46 year old male from Medicine Hat, as part of an investigation of a domestic assault yesterday. The suspect fled before police arrived at a h...
Mar 19, 2021
Indonesia resumes use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia on Friday cleared the AstraZeneca vaccine for use again after the European Union's drug regulator said the vaccine didn't increase the overall incidence of blood clots. ...
Mar 19, 2021
Understanding anti-Asian racism and 'Heavy Sun' drops: In The News for March 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 19 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 19, 2021