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Impatience, lack of clarity as clock ticks on AstraZeneca expiry date
TORONTO - Impatience and a lack of clarity persisted Thursday over the fate of thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine set to expire in the coming weeks. Several provinces have stopped gi...
May 20, 2021

Nova Scotia mass shooter obsessed by spectre of pandemic disaster, violence
HALIFAX - The spectre of pandemic-fuelled social chaos and widespread looting appeared to haunt the Nova Scotia mass shooter a month before he carried out his killing rampage of April 18-19, 2020. Twe...
May 20, 2021

Too early to set a date on loosening travel restrictions: Canada's transport minister
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he cannot yet commit to a date - or COVID-19 vaccination rate benchmarks - for when so-called vaccine passports will allow Canada to ease travel restrict...
May 20, 2021

Man charged with killing Red Deer doctor appears in court
RED DEER, Alta. - A man charged in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic made a brief court appearance Thursday in advance of his trial later this year.Deng Mabiour, 54, h...
May 20, 2021

More precipitation expected over May long weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A snowfall warning continues to be in effect for our region, and snow is expected to continue to fall moving east over the next two days.Then, more precipitation is also in store ov...
May 20, 2021

Swimming Canada confirms Olympic trials in Toronto have green light
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic swim trials can proceed next month in Toronto, Swimming Canada announced Thursday. The organization said in a release that Toronto Public Health has confirmed that the June ...
May 20, 2021

Statistics Canada reminds people to fill out 2021 census, may follow up in person
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is reminding people to fill out this year's census to avoid getting a visit at their door during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency says later this month, census enumerators ...
May 20, 2021

AHS claims some Albertans trying to block others from receiving their COVID vaccine
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services says some people in the province are trying to prevent others from getting their COVID-19 vaccine.On Wednesday, AHS stated that it's been made aware of individ...
May 20, 2021

Veteran striker Dom Dwyer looks to repay Toronto FC for its faith in him
One game into his career with Toronto FC and veteran striker Dom Dwyer says he already has plenty to be thankful for. The 30-year-old Dwyer became a free agent after a 2020 season with Orlando City SC...
May 20, 2021

U Sports honours basketball graduates for leadership in communities
U Sports basketball graduates Nancy Knowlton of the Bishop's Gaiters and George Lengvari Jr., of the Concordia Stingers and McGill Redbirds have won the inaugural Mitchell Family Alumni of the Year Aw...
May 20, 2021