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Masonic halls in North Vancouver, Vancouver hit by separate fires early Tuesday
VANCOUVER - Fire crews have responded to separate fires at three buildings operated by the Freemason society in Metro Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP say in a statement a fire broke out just before 7 ...
Mar 30, 2021
Liberals should drive daycare improvements, not redo system, report says
OTTAWA - A new report is urging the Trudeau Liberals to embrace "aggressive incrementalism" on their promised path toward a national child-care system, arguing the government should quickly build on w...
Mar 30, 2021
With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins
SUEZ, Egypt - Experts boarded the massive container ship Tuesday that had blocked Egypt's vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a week, seeking answers to a single question that could...
Mar 30, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays extending stay in Dunedin, Fla., because of COVID-19 restrictions
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will stay in Dunedin, Fla., for their third homestand of the season because of COVID-19 restrictions. The May 14-24 homestand has been added to the TD Ballpark schedule...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadians far more wary of AstraZeneca than other COVID-19 vaccines: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians are much more wary about being injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine than they are about receiving other vaccines approved for use in Canada, a new poll suggests. Just 53 per...
Mar 30, 2021
Teenage winger Theo Corbeanu impresses in first two outings for Canada
After missing out on Canada's January camp, teenage winger Theo Corbeanu wasted little time showing what he can do in World Cup soccer qualifying. The 18-year-old from Hamilton scored off the bench in...
Mar 30, 2021
Pfizer increases spring vaccine schedule, adds five million doses to June shipments
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians just need to hold on "a little longer'' as he promises even more vaccine doses will arrive this spring.Pfizer is going to send five million more v...
Mar 30, 2021
Ottawa announces one-year extension to anti-ISIL mission, but offers few details
OTTAWA - Canada is staying in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for another year. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced this afternoon that Canada will keep up to 850 troop...
Mar 30, 2021
Blinken ends Trump rights plan promoting conservative agenda
WASHINGTON - In a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will formally scrap a blueprint championed by his predecessor to limit U.S. promotion of human rights...
Mar 30, 2021
Two people charged in Standoff shooting
STANDOFF, AB - Blood Tribe Police have issued charges in relation to a shooting in Standoff.On March 22, at around 3 p.m., officers were called out to a residence, where they found a man with signific...
Mar 30, 2021