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Birds as revelations: Atwood writes foreword for Gibson book
NEW YORK - When Margaret Atwood would receive invitations over the years to literary events around the world, literature wasn't the only factor shaping her response. She also kept in mind the interest...
Mar 30, 2021
Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say they are mitigating the risks, but some medical experts aren...
Mar 30, 2021
Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say they are mitigating the risks, but some medical experts aren...
Mar 30, 2021
$500,000 loan kicks construction of new Arrowsmith SAR base into high gear
QUALICUM BEACH - A new loan is helping Arrowsmith Search and Rescue (ASAR) realize their goals of a new operations centre, quicker.A total of $500,000 in funding will fast-track construction, which be...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadians far more wary of AstraZeneca than other COVID-19 vaccines: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians are much more wary about being injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine than they are about receiving other vaccines approved for use in Canada, a new poll suggests. Just 53 per...
Mar 30, 2021
Japan's famous cherry blossoms see early bloom amid warming
TOKYO - Japan's famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since formal records started being kept nearly 70 years ago, with experts sayin...
Mar 30, 2021
With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins
SUEZ, Egypt - Experts boarded the massive container ship Tuesday that had blocked Egypt's vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a week, seeking answers to a single question that could...
Mar 30, 2021
1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine expected to arrive from U.S. today
The federal government is expecting around 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the United States today.The vaccines are expected to arrive by truck and represent the first to come...
Mar 30, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on March 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday March 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 187,207 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,300,964 d...
Mar 30, 2021
Health Canada asks Oxford-AstraZeneca for more vaccine info: In The News for March 30
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 Tuesday, March 30...What we are watching in Ca...
Mar 30, 2021