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Vaccine distribution ramps up; Suez Canal ship still stuck: In The News for March 26
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 26 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 26, 2021
Fuel tank attacked, catches fire in southern Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A fuel tank at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being struck by a projectile, the kingdom said Friday, an attack that came on the sixth anniversary of it...
Mar 26, 2021
Gushue, Einarson add Canadian mixed doubles title to curling trophy cases
CALGARY - Developing chemistry on the fly plus brilliant shots propelled Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue to their first Canadian mixed doubles curling championship. Einarson of Gimli, Man., and Gushue ...
Mar 25, 2021
Canada, Honduras off to semifinals after 1-1 draw at CONCACAF Olympic qualifier
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Canada is moving on to the semifinals at the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship after battling Honduras to a 1-1 draw on Thursday. Defender Derek Cornelius put the Ca...
Mar 25, 2021
Trump defends Capitol rioters, says there was 'zero threat'
WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump on Thursday defended some of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, saying they posed "zero threat" to the lawmakers who had assembled ther...
Mar 25, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, March 25, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 25, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 186,278 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,580...
Mar 25, 2021
Remains found in park believed to be missing Chinese woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri authorities say they believe that human remains first spotted by someone out walking in a state park Thursday afternoon are the body of a Chinese woman who has been missing si...
Mar 25, 2021
Larin, Davies combine to help Canada easily down Bermuda in World Cup qualifier
ORLANDO, Fla. - Cyle Larin scored three goals, with Alphonso Davies playing provider each time, as Canada opened its oft-delayed World Cup qualifying campaign Thursday with a comfortable 5-1 win over ...
Mar 25, 2021
Romania OKs holding Easter celebrations despite virus surge
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian authorities announced Thursday that Easter celebrations in the deeply Christian country will go ahead in person this year, even though Romania is battling a surge of COVI...
Mar 25, 2021
Justin Holl scores winner, Maple Leafs beat Senators 3-2 in overtime
OTTAWA - Justin Holl scored at 4:42 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night. Jason Spezza and Ilya Mikheyev had the other goals for Toronto (21-10-2),...
Mar 25, 2021
