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India tests vaccine delivery system with nationwide trial
NEW DELHI - India tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial on Saturday as it prepares to roll out an inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic. The trial included...
Jan 02, 2021
Iran tells inspectors it plans up to 20% enrichment at Fordo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran has told international nuclear inspectors it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility, a technical step away from weapons-grade le...
Jan 01, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo long-term care home expands with additional case
NANAIMO - The outbreak at a Nanaimo long-term care home has grown. Island Health announcing around 6 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2021 an additional case of COVID-19 was discovered at the Chartwell Malaspina Care ...
Jan 01, 2021
Roll Tide! No. Alabama beats Notre Dame 31-14 in Rose Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas - Alabama rolled into another College Football Playoff championship game. DeVonta Smith caught three of fellow Heisman Trophy finalist Mac Jones' four touchdown passes, Najee Harris r...
Jan 01, 2021
No new positive COVID-19 tests inside world junior hockey championship bubble: IIHF
EDMONTON - The International Ice Hockey Federation says there are no new cases of COVID-19 at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. The federation issued a statement Friday saying 9,629 te...
Jan 01, 2021
NDP strip Niki Ashton of critic roles after recent trip to Greece
A prominent member of the federal New Democrats has lost her cabinet critic positions after travelling to Greece in spite of widespread travel restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. The pa...
Jan 01, 2021
Canada preps for quarterfinal showdown with Czech Republic at world junior tournament
Canada did the work to top its pool at the world junior men's hockey championship and earn an advantageous quarterfinal matchup with the Czech Republic.However, Canada head coach Andre Tourigny said t...
Jan 01, 2021
Former Toronto Wolfpack star forward Darcy Lussick signs with the Salford Red Devils
SALFORD, United Kingdom - Former Toronto Wolfpack star forward Darcy Lussick has joined the Salford Red Devils on a one-year contract. The move reunites the Australian prop with former Wolfpack teamma...
Jan 01, 2021
Nanaimo couple welcomes Island's first baby of 2021
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island's first baby of the year arrived at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.Gerald Patrick Doughty was born at 1:54 a.m. on Jan 1 to parents Taylor and Chris of Nanaimo, according...
Jan 01, 2021
First Canadian babies of 2021 born as the clock struck midnight
MONTREAL - A baby born in a Montreal hospital may have been the first Canadian newborn of 2021. The Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital said Friday that a boy named Arthur was born precisely at midnight. Th...
Jan 01, 2021