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'A bombshell': Canadians stuck in U.K. face uncertainty after Canada shuts air travel
MONTREAL - Mark Sultana says Canada's decision to halt most air travel from the United Kingdom, where a mutated strain of COVID-19 has been discovered, landed "like a bombshell." The 52-year-old Canad...
Dec 21, 2020
B.C. on track for record-breaking year for illicit overdose deaths: coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia is facing a record-breaking year for overdose deaths and the provincial coroner is urging caution as the illicit drug supply grows more toxic. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe s...
Dec 21, 2020
Biden's profoundly private Pentagon pick joins Twitter
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden's pick for defence secretary made his first foray into the world of Twitter on Monday, an uncharacteristic move for a retired general who studiously avoided the ...
Dec 21, 2020
$12 million in reserved federal funds released to B.C. school districts: ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is releasing about $12 million to school districts across the province to further support the COVID-19 response. The money is part of the $242.4 mill...
Dec 21, 2020
Moderna establishing Canadian division amid COVID-19 vaccine rollout
OTTAWA - U.S. biotech firm Moderna is establishing a Canadian office as it ramps up plans to rolls out its COVID-19 vaccine here as soon as Health Canada approves it.Patricia Gauthier, the new general...
Dec 21, 2020
Many Canadians who contracted COVID-19 worried about dying: Poll
OTTAWA - New polling suggests many Canadians who have contracted COVID-19 worried they would die from the illness.The survey by Lger and the Association for Canadian Studies found that 35 per cent - o...
Dec 21, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador film 'Little Orphans' wins top prize in Whistler
WHISTLER, B.C. - A Newfoundland and Labrador film about the agonizing disorderliness of family took home a tidy sum and the top prize at this year's Whistler Film Festival. The festival announced Sund...
Dec 21, 2020
Federal government announces funding to restore Wood Buffalo National Park
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will provide $60 million over three years to restore the environment of Canada's largest national park. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the money w...
Dec 21, 2020
World junior hockey championship says no new positive COVID-19 tests for players
EDMONTON - The International Ice Hockey Federation says there are no new positive tests for COVID-19 among players on the 10 teams at the world junior championship. Since the teams entered the competi...
Dec 21, 2020
Garneau directs CTA to develop new rules for flight cancellation refunds
Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is directing the Canadian Transportation Agency to strengthen rules that require airlines to refund passengers for cancelled flights. In a statement Monday, Gar...
Dec 21, 2020
