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Lebanon administers 1st vaccines to health workers, elderly
BEIRUT - Lebanon administered Sunday its first jabs of COVID-19 vaccine, with an intensive care unit physician and a well-known 93-year-old comedian becoming the first to receive Pfizer-BioNTech doses...
Feb 14, 2021
How Canada can capitalize on U.S. auto sector's abrupt pivot to electric vehicles
WASHINGTON - The storied North American automotive industry, the ultimate showcase of Canada's high-tensile trade ties with the United States, is about to navigate a dramatic hairpin turn. But as the ...
Feb 14, 2021
Japan formally approves its first COVID-19 vaccine
TOKYO - Japan on Sunday formally approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and said it would start nationwide inoculations within days, but months behind the U.S. and many other countries. Japan's health mi...
Feb 14, 2021
Canucks snap six-game losing skid with 3-1 victory over Calgary Flames
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks snapped a six-game losing skid Saturday night, beating the Calgary Flames 3-1. Tyler Myers delivered the game-winning goal with just over five minutes left on the clo...
Feb 13, 2021
Felix Auger-Aliassime loses in five sets to Aslan Karatsev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Montrealer Felix Auger-Aliassime collapsed in heartbreaking fashion at the fourth round of this year's Australian Open. The 20-year-old lost to Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev ...
Feb 13, 2021
AP source: Paxton returns to Mariners for $8.5M, 1-year deal
NEW YORK - Left-hander James Paxton is returning to the Seattle Mariners after an injury filled second season with the New York Yankees. The 32-year-old left-hander and the Mariners agreed Saturday to...
Feb 13, 2021
Vancouver's Marino defeats Barthel at Phillip Island Trophy opening round
MELBOURNE, Australia - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino needed less than an hour to defeat German Mona Barthel 6-4, 6-3 in the Phillip Island Trophy's opening round Sunday. Marino hit eight aces through two...
Feb 13, 2021
'I have no plans to make changes': Canucks owner tweets support of GM, coach
VANCOUVER - Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini says he has "no plans to make changes" despite the team's dismal run this season. The Vancouver businessman took to Twitter Saturday, saying in a thread he...
Feb 13, 2021
Two third-period goals give Montreal Canadiens win over Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1
TORONTO - Brendan Gallagher scored with 3:07 left in the third period as the Montreal Canadiens battled back to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Saturday.Tyler Toffoli had the other goal for Mont...
Feb 13, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 13, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 9 p.m. ET on Saturday Feb. 13, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 31,403 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,252,942 do...
Feb 13, 2021
