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Philippines launches virus vaccinations amid supply problems
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government launched a vaccination campaign on Monday to contain one of Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks but faces supply problems and public resistance...
Mar 01, 2021
France's Sarkozy faces jail sentence, denies corruption pact
PARIS - The verdict is expected on Monday in a landmark corruption and influence-peddling trial that has put French former President Nicolas Sarkozy at risk of a prison sentence if he is convicted. Sa...
Mar 01, 2021
Mild spring with some wintry blasts predicted for most of Canada: Weather Network
Canadians across the country can look forward to a mild spring peppered with the odd winter flashback throughout the first part of the season, according to predictions from one prominent national fore...
Mar 01, 2021
Churches in court to challenge British Columbia's COVID-19 health orders
VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy group challenging British Columbia's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests is scheduled to be in court today to argue its case. A petition filed by...
Mar 01, 2021
Meng's defence team to argue for admission of evidence to bolster its case
VANCOUVER - The chief financial officer of telecom giant Huawei is set to return to the British Columbia Supreme Court today for arguments over the admission of evidence in her extradition case. Meng ...
Mar 01, 2021
Feds hoping for AstraZeneca shots this week as Pfizer-BioNTech prepare next delivery
OTTAWA - The federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca's recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week as the flood of shots that flowed into Canada from Pfizer-BioNTech and Mode...
Mar 01, 2021
Churches in court to challenge British Columbia's COVID-19 health orders
VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy group challenging British Columbia's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests is scheduled to be in court today to argue its case. A petition filed by...
Mar 01, 2021
Meng's defence team to argue for admission of evidence to bolster its case
VANCOUVER - The chief financial officer of telecom giant Huawei is set to return to the British Columbia Supreme Court today for arguments over the admission of evidence in her extradition case. Meng ...
Mar 01, 2021
'More pain:' Some Broncos families angry over request in court to delay lawsuit
A battle between lawsuits related to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to be heard in a Regina courtroom this week. Eleven lawsuits were filed after the crash on April 6, 2018. Sixteen people died and...
Mar 01, 2021
Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week. Netanyahu spoke to Israeli public broadcaster Kan and sai...
Feb 28, 2021