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'Horrible' weeks ahead as India's virus catastrophe worsens
NEW DELHI - COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 bill...
May 03, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, May 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 226,014 new vaccinations administered for a total of 14,051,490 ...
May 03, 2021
Cole Caufield scores his second OT winner, Canadiens edge Leafs 3-2
MONTREAL - Cole Caufield scored at 4:43 of overtime as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a potential North Division playoff preview Monday.The rookie sniper took a pass fr...
May 03, 2021
Zaitsev scores winning goal to lead Ottawa Senators past slumping Winnipeg Jets 2-1
OTTAWA - Nikita Zaitsev scored with 1:13 left in the third period to earn the Ottawa Senators a 2-1 win over the struggling Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. Zaitsev's third of the season earned Ottawa (...
May 03, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, May 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021. There are 1,243,242 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,243,242 confirmed cases (83,544 active, 1,13...
May 03, 2021
VI Short Film Festival going virtual for 16th year
NANAIMO - A global pandemic can't stifle creativity. In fact, the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival is expected to be one of the most creative collection of films yet in its 16th year. Founder John...
May 03, 2021
COVID-19 second-dose vaccine wait times may drop with more supply, says Dr. Henry
VICTORIA - The expected arrival of more than one million COVID-19 vaccine doses this month has British Columbia health officials forecasting shorter waits between first and second doses for more peopl...
May 03, 2021
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
SEATTLE - Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. I...
May 03, 2021
FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week, according to a federal official and a person famil...
May 03, 2021
60 new COVID-19 cases in Island Health; interval between vaccine doses likely to shrink
NANAIMO - The province says a substantial addition to vaccine supply could have positive ripple effects throughout B.C. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, May 3 announced B.C. expec...
May 03, 2021