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Canadian Raphael Lessard notches third-place finish in NASCAR Truck race
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Canada's Raphael Lessard finished third on Monday in a NASCAR Truck Series race on the dirt surface at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was Lessard's first podium appearance of the season. ...
Mar 29, 2021
Denis Coderre says he's running again against Valerie Plante for mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL - Denis Coderre says he's running again against the woman who made him a one-term mayor in 2017. Coderre announced his run Sunday on the popular talk show "Tout le monde en parle," where he i...
Mar 29, 2021
Facebook Canada head rejects idea of Australia-style news payment rules
OTTAWA - The head of Facebook Canada says rules requiring it to pay publishers for news content linked on its site would be a worst-case scenario for the social media behemoth. At a parliamentary comm...
Mar 29, 2021
Finance Department sees issues with Facebook's digital currency, documents show
OTTAWA - Internal Finance Department documents show officials have deep concerns about the effect of Facebook's planned digital currency on Canada's financial stability. Officials wrote in the briefin...
Mar 29, 2021
2 young children seriously injured in Nanaimo Parkway accident
NANAIMO - Two youth are in hospital after the minivan they were in was hit by a semi-truck. The accident happened just before noon on Sunday, March 28 just south of the Aulds Rd. and Nanaimo Parkway i...
Mar 29, 2021
NY to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those over 30
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state residents over 30 will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday, and everyone over 16 will be eligible starting April 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday....
Mar 29, 2021
New guidelines coming on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as PEI suspends use
CHARLOTTETOWN - Health Canada is set to issue new recommendations on the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Canada's Health Minister said Monday, as Prince Edward Island suspended its use...
Mar 29, 2021
Bird strike, engine stall identified as causes in deadly Snowbirds crash
KAMLOOPS - A Canadian Armed Forces investigation into the deadly Snowbirds crash in Kamloops has concluded.On May 17, 2020, the Snowbirds aerobatics team took off from the Kamloops Airport when one of...
Mar 29, 2021
Final report on deadly Snowbird crash in B.C. flags pilot actions
OTTAWA - A final report on last year's deadly Snowbird crash in British Columbia is flagging the pilot's actions in the moments after his plane struck a bird while taking off. Flight-safety investigat...
Mar 29, 2021
Final report on deadly Snowbird crash in B.C. flags pilot actions
OTTAWA - A final report on last year's deadly Snowbird crash in British Columbia is flagging the pilot's actions in the moments after his plane struck a bird while taking off. Flight-safety investigat...
Mar 29, 2021