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Canadian Vasek Pospisil drops tight first-round match at Noventi Open
HALLE, Germany - Canada's Vasek Pospisil is out of the Noventi Open after losing his first-round match on Monday. Playing his first match since March, the 66th-ranked Pospisil lost 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) to...
Jun 14, 2021
Your Ward News antisemitic and misogynist hatemongers lose conviction appeal
TORONTO - An editor and publisher have lost their appeal of a conviction for promoting hatred against women and Jews. A judge today refused to quash the convictions against editor James Sears and publ...
Jun 14, 2021
Indigenous people can now reclaim traditional names on their passports and other ID
OTTAWA - The federal government is announcing that Indigenous people can now apply to reclaim their traditional names on passports and other government identification. The announcement comes in respon...
Jun 14, 2021
New student housing complex approved as Nanaimo council mulls active transportation issues
NANAIMO - A sizeable student housing development on Wakesiah Ave. took another step forward, but not without concern on domino effects to the surrounding area.City council approved a development permi...
Jun 14, 2021
Underdogs once again, Canadiens face tough test against top-ranked Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS - A difficult challenge awaits the Montreal Canadiens tonight as they enter their Stanley Cup semifinal as underdogs against the host Vegas Golden Knights. The top-ranked Golden Knights won ...
Jun 14, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on June 14, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday June 14, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 383,285 new vaccinations administered for a total of 29,008,156...
Jun 14, 2021
Canada to receive 9.5M vaccine doses this week thanks to influx of Moderna shots
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to receive around 9.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to a massive infusion of shots from Moderna. The federal government says the Massachusetts-based pharmac...
Jun 14, 2021
Canada's PM Trudeau in Brussels for NATO meeting, then Canada-EU summit
BRUSSELS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Brussels today for a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and then a Canada-EU summit. Trudeau will begin his day by meeting the president o...
Jun 14, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for June 14, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday June 14, 2021. There are 1,402,126 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,402,126 confirmed cases (16,955 active, ...
Jun 14, 2021
First Nations child welfare case gets underway in Federal Court today
Ottawa's legal challenge of two rulings involving First Nations children taken from their families by an underfunded child-welfare system will be heard in Federal Court today. The federal government h...
Jun 14, 2021
