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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, April 16, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 16, 2021. There are 1,106,062 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,106,062 confirmed cases (85,319 active...
Apr 16, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 320,425 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,525,7...
Apr 16, 2021

Canadian Julia Budd and stepson Lance Gibson Jr. both post wins at Bellator 257
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Canadian featherweight Julia (The Jewel) Budd and stepson (Fearless) Lance Gibson Jr., both emerged victorious Friday at Bellator 257. Gibson, a 26-year-old lightweight from Port M...
Apr 16, 2021

Ontario shutdown forces Woodbine harness driver Bob McClure to race in United States
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian harness driver Bob McClure to become a road warrior. The Rockwood, Ont., resident left Friday for The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., where he'll race f...
Apr 16, 2021

Backed by another solid game by Allen, Canadiens beat Flames 2-1
MONTREAL - Tyler Toffoli scored twice to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over Calgary on Friday that snapped the Flames' three-game winning streak. Elias Lindholm scored for the Flames (1...
Apr 16, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at NRGH expands, one additional patient tests positive
NANAIMO - An outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital has expanded.Island Health confirmed one additional case linked to the outbreak declared on Wednesday, April 14 in the hospital's high intens...
Apr 16, 2021

Signature Dish: Ironworks Creperie's Greek chicken crepe
NANAIMO -Ironworks Cafe and Creperie serves up a popular savoury dish which wasn't originally intended to land on its regular menu.The restaurant's greek chicken crepe combines chicken breast coated w...
Apr 16, 2021

Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell's motions to toss sex charges
NEW YORK - A judge on Friday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's arguments to toss charges that she recruited three teenager girls from 1994 to 1997 for then-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. U.S....
Apr 16, 2021

Retired Ohio sheriff and tiny K-9 partner die the same day
CLEVELAND - The Ohio county sheriff and his tiny police dog were inseparable, their lives unwaveringly intertwined. It thus seems fitting that retired Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland, 67, and his...
Apr 16, 2021

Gay Liberal MP calls on O'Toole to disavow Tory MP's remark suggesting he's 'unclean'
OTTAWA - A gay Liberal MP is calling on Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to disavow a remark by a Tory MP that appeared to suggest he and other LGBT people are "unclean." The exchange between Liberal ...
Apr 16, 2021