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COVID-19 vaccines in national stockpile starting to expire as uptake slows
OTTAWA - Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January. That includes more than 420,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine that expir...
Apr 13, 2022
Quebec Halloween night sword attack trial suspended because of COVID-19 outbreak
QUEBEC - The trial of a man charged in Quebec's Halloween night sword attack has been postponed until next week after a second juror tested positive for COVID-19. Carl Girouard, 26, is charged with tw...
Apr 13, 2022
AP source: CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to a person familiar with ...
Apr 13, 2022
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate by 0.5%, will further ease pandemic stimulus
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is raising its key interest rate by the highest amount in more than 20 years in the face of rising inflation.The central bank is increasing its policy rate by half a percen...
Apr 13, 2022
Person dies after tree falls across Vancouver road, crushing one vehicle
VANCOUVER - One person has died after a large tree fell across a busy road in Vancouver, crushing one car and damaging another. A statement from police says it happened just after 5 p.m. Tuesday on Ma...
Apr 13, 2022
NBA releases Raptors-76ers opening round playoff schedule
TORONTO - Playoff basketball returns to Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on April 20. The full schedule for the first round of the NBA playoffs was released Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors, who open their se...
Apr 13, 2022
Coaching couple, banned for life by Gymnastic Canada, cancel their appeals
TORONTO - Eleven Canadian gymnasts who say they were abused by coaches Dave and Elizabeth Brubaker applauded the news that the couple has withdrawn an appeal of their coaching bans. Dave Brubaker, who...
Apr 13, 2022
Victim feared N.S. mass killer might come to her house, an hour before he arrived
HALIFAX - The final victim in Nova Scotia's mass shooting knew the killer and told her daughter she was afraid he could be headed for her home, about an hour before he arrived in her driveway on April...
Apr 13, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: The case for better gender balance in civic election slates
THE CIVIC ELECTION in Kamloops continues to warm up with yesterday's announcement by former councillor Nancy Bepple that she'll be in the race for a council seat.Based on the history of Kamloops elect...
Apr 13, 2022
IS supporter given life sentence for murdering UK lawmaker
LONDON (AP) - An Islamic State supporter was given a whole-life sentence Wednesday for stabbing a British lawmaker to death in revenge for his voting in support for airstrikes on Syria. Ali Harbi Ali,...
Apr 13, 2022
