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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 47,850 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,402,139...
Feb 19, 2021
Canada-US border closed to non-essential travel until at least March 21
OTTAWA - The border between Canada and the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month.Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced late Friday that the closure ...
Feb 19, 2021
Tory MP Cheryl Gallant accused of peddling 'deranged conspiracy theories' by Liberals
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are accusing a Conservative MP of promoting "deranged conspiracy theories" akin to those promulgated by supporters of former U.S. president Donald Trump.They've pounced on vi...
Feb 19, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.There are 840,586 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 840,586 confirmed cases (32,241 active, 786,7...
Feb 19, 2021
Director of care home with worst COVID-19 death toll in B.C. resigns
VANCOUVER - The executive director of a long-term care home that was the site of British Columbia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak has resigned. Vancouver Coastal Health says in a statement that Little M...
Feb 19, 2021
Liberals using interpreter shortage to dodge accountability, Conservatives allege
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives say the Liberals are using a pandemic-induced shortage of translators to shut down House of Commons committees when they raise issues that cause the government discomfor...
Feb 19, 2021
Florida governor: Flags will be at half-staff for Limbaugh
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In honour of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced he would order flags in Florida to be flown at half-staff when Limbaugh's body ...
Feb 19, 2021
Over 90 per cent of Island residents in long term care vaccinated
NANAIMO - The province's expansive vaccine rollout program continues to target B.C.'s most vulnerable population.New data from public health on Friday, Feb. 19 showed 91 per cent of all Island Health ...
Feb 19, 2021
Zadorsky: No "moral victory" in Canada's women's soccer loss to U.S.
In the wake of Canada's 1-0 loss to the U.S. in the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday night, an American commentator suggested the Canadian post-game locker-room would be all smiles. Canada, the commentator...
Feb 19, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders ink former NFL quarterback Luke Falk, release Justice Hansen
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American quarterback Luke Falk on Friday. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Falk spent two seasons in the NFL. He appeared in three games, two as a starter, for...
Feb 19, 2021