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Pornhub investigation urged and vaccinating for variants: In The News for March 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 04, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to d...
Mar 04, 2021
Survivors, NGOs call for criminal investigation into porn giant MindGeek
OTTAWA - More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation along with hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a "full criminal investigation" into Pornhub's parent company....
Mar 04, 2021
Three years after Broncos bus crash, Logan Boulet still inspiring organ donation
Jim Lowes had never thought about being an organ donor until he read a story about Logan Boulet nearly three years ago. Boulet was one of 16 people who died in April 2018 when a truck driver blew a st...
Mar 04, 2021
Chief medical adviser says Health Canada preparing for quick approval of boosters
OTTAWA - Canada's chief medical adviser says her department is constantly receiving and reviewing any data on vaccines and COVID-19 variants and will be ready to quickly authorize needed boosters when...
Mar 04, 2021
With Biden's backing, Dems revive bill to overhaul policing
WASHINGTON - Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats hustled to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, able to avoid clashing with moderates in their own...
Mar 03, 2021
Olymel announces gradual reopening of pork plant in Red Deer, Alta., after outbreak
A pork processing plant in central Alberta has announced it has been given the green light to gradually reopen after a COVID-19 outbreak forced it to shut down for two weeks. The Olymel facility in Re...
Mar 03, 2021
California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state's most vulnerable neighbourhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus more...
Mar 03, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 77,572 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,091,...
Mar 03, 2021
Maple Leafs thump Oilers to complete emphatic three-game sweep
EDMONTON - Jimmy Vesey scored twice to snap a long goal drought and Frederik Andersen made 26 saves in his return from injury as the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a three-game sweep of the Edmonton Oi...
Mar 03, 2021
