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From lockdowns to spring break, provinces split on next steps in COVID-19 fight
Canada's pandemic hotspots are taking diverging approaches to handling the COVID-19 crisis, as Ontario prepares to trigger new lockdown measures in two public health units and Quebec enters a week of ...
Feb 28, 2021
Vaccine tourism is both unethical and bad for business, experts say
Executives who engage in so-called "vaccine tourism" show both an ethical disregard for those less fortunate and a surprising lack of business acumen, experts argue. Their comments came after the head...
Feb 28, 2021
Alberta's Walker into Hearts semifinal with 9-8 win over Manitoba's Jones
CALGARY - Alberta's Laura Walker advanced to the semifinal of the Canadian women's curling championship with a 9-8 win over Manitoba's Jennifer Jones in Sunday's tiebreaker game. Walker faces defendin...
Feb 28, 2021
Alberta's Walker into Hearts semifinal with 9-8 win over Manitoba's Jones
CALGARY - Alberta's Laura Walker advanced to the semifinal of the Canadian women's curling championship with a 9-8 win over Manitoba's Jennifer Jones in Sunday's tiebreaker game. Walker faces defendin...
Feb 28, 2021
Toronto Raptors game against Chicago postponed due to COVID-19 cases
NEW YORK - The Toronto Raptors' COVID-19 troubles have worsened. The NBA called off Toronto's game against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Sunday night due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The l...
Feb 28, 2021
Vaccine tourism is both unethical and bad for business, experts say
Executives who engage in so-called "vaccine tourism" show both an ethical disregard for those less fortunate and a surprising lack of business acumen, experts argue. Their comments came after the head...
Feb 28, 2021
Woman missing after boat fire near Ladysmith marina
LADYSMITH - Mounties are continuing to search the Ladysmith Harbour for a woman who was last seen alive on a large boat when it caught fire.According to police the fire broke out on the nearly 50-foot...
Feb 28, 2021
Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Saturday it intercepted a missile attack over its capital and bomb-laden drones targeting a southern province, the latest in a series of airborne assaul...
Feb 28, 2021
Let 'er buck: Study suggests horses learn from rodeo experience, grow calmer
CALGARY - Rodeo fans love the thrill of a bronc exploding into the ring, cowboy temporarily aboard. How the horse feels about it hasn't been so clear. Newly published research out of the University of...
Feb 28, 2021
Gummed-up bills in House of Commons: harbinger of a federal election?
OTTAWA - All federal party leaders maintain they don't want an election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic but the Conservatives appear to be pursuing a strategy that could give the Liberals justif...
Feb 28, 2021