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Authorities in Ontario, Quebec scramble to contain rapid COVID-19 spread
Ontario and Quebec are continuing to report high numbers of new COVID-19 cases, leaving officials in both provinces scrambling to contain the spread of the virus. Ontario today reported nearly 6,000 n...
Apr 05, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 5, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:45 a.m. Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city is working on a plan to vaccinate high-risk people at their places of work. Tor...
Apr 05, 2021
NHL expresses concern about Canucks' COVID-19 protocol situation
VANCOUVER - The NHL's deputy commissioner says the Vancouver Canucks' COVID-19 outbreak is concerning, but remains confident the team will be able to complete its schedule.In an email to The Canadian ...
Apr 05, 2021
Survey shows seniors happier with COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Quebec than in Ontario
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests seniors in Quebec are much happier about their province's vaccine rollout than their neighbours are about how things are going in Ontario. The survey by Leger and the As...
Apr 05, 2021
High court sides with Google in copyright fight with Oracle
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court sided Monday with Google in an $8 billion copyright dispute with Oracle over the internet company's creation of the Android operating system used on most smartphones wor...
Apr 05, 2021
ISM survey: U.S. services surge to record high in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. services sector, which employs most Americans, recorded record growth in March as the easing of coronavirus restrictions released pent-up consumer demand. The Institute for Suppl...
Apr 05, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Prince Rupert care home where 16 died earlier this year
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Just weeks after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak ended at a northwestern British Columbia care home, health officials report a new outbreak at the same facility. Northern Health says ...
Apr 05, 2021
Prayer vigil planned for stricken rapper DMX
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A prayer vigil was planned for Monday outside the suburban New York hospital where rapper DMX remained on life support Sunday following a heart attack. The family of the rapper sa...
Apr 05, 2021
'Trial of the Chicago 7' takes top honours at SAG Awards
The starry cast of Aaron Sorkin's 1960s courtroom drama "The Trial of the Chicago 7" took the top prize Sunday at a virtual Screen Actors Guild Awards where actors of colour, for the first time, swept...
Apr 05, 2021
The cast of 'Trial of the Chicago 7' on their SAG Awards win
Instead of congregating on the stage of Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium for their best-ensemble win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast of "The Trial of the Chicago 7" called in on Zoom. For a ...
Apr 05, 2021
