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Ontario hits 5,000 COVID-related deaths as provinces worry about hospital capacity
Ontario's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 5,000 today as officials in several parts of Canada worried about the ability of their health networks to handle a rising tide of cases. Ontario reported 29 mor...
Jan 11, 2021
Snow and ice disrupt lives, vaccine rollout in Spain
MADRID - The Spanish capital of Madrid was still trying to get back on its feet Monday after a 50-year record snowfall that paralyzed large parts of central Spain and hampered the delivery of coronavi...
Jan 11, 2021
Murray United Church in Merritt reaches fundraising goal
MERRITT, B.C. - The Murray Church Fundraising Challenge goal was to raise $15,000 by January 11, 2021, two years since the arson which destroyed the historic church."With matching funding, we have rea...
Jan 11, 2021
'Incitement of insurrection': U.S. House begins push to get Trump out of White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives has formally launched efforts to force the early departure of President Donald Trump. Democratic lawmakers introduced a resolution today calling on...
Jan 11, 2021
Chunky bootmaker Dr. Martens to sell shares to public
LONDON - The maker of Dr. Martens boots, the chunky-soled footwear once championed by rebellious young people but now favoured by celebrities like Rihanna, plans to sell shares to the public as the ex...
Jan 11, 2021
Feds change sick-leave benefit, applicants required to say if they travelled
OTTAWA - Anyone applying for three federal benefits will now need to say whether they are in quarantine because they travelled outside the country. The Canada Revenue Agency announced the new requirem...
Jan 11, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):11 a.m.Quebec is reporting 1,869 new cases of COVID-19 and 51 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including 18 withi...
Jan 11, 2021
Three units at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver linked to COVID-19 outbreak: memo
VANCOUVER - Officials at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver confirm a COVID-19 outbreak has spread to two more units at its cardiac centre.In a memo to staff, the director of the St. Paul's Hos...
Jan 11, 2021
Trump faces 'incitement of insurrection' impeachment charge
WASHINGTON - As the House prepares for impeachment, President Donald Trump faces a single charge - "incitement of insurrection" - over the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a draft of the ...
Jan 11, 2021
Blue Bombers re-sign versatile defensive back Brandon Alexander
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American defensive back Brandon Alexander on a one-year contract extension. Alexander returns to the Bombers for a fourth season. The Orlando native wa...
Jan 11, 2021
