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Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Also, the federal government said...
Mar 16, 2021
New report details skilled trades earning, difference between men and women
OTTAWA - A new report finds that women in the skilled trades earn about half what men do, because they're concentrated in lower-paying fields. The report from the Labour Market Information Council loo...
Mar 16, 2021
Calgary Flames keep firing under Sutter, edge Edmonton Oilers 4-3
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames won a third straight game under new head coach Darryl Sutter with a 4-3 victory Monday over the visiting Edmonton Oilers. Elias Lindholm, Dillon Dube and Andrew Mangiapane...
Mar 15, 2021
Toffoli scores a pair as Montreal Canadiens defeat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2
WINNIPEG - It was vintage Carey Price in the Montreal net on Monday night as the Canadiens closed out the first half of the shortened 56-game season in style. The veteran netminder delivered a stellar...
Mar 15, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, March 15 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday March 15, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 124,640 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,151,30...
Mar 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, March 15, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday March 15, 2021. There are 913,047 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 913,047 confirmed cases (31,630 active, 858,9...
Mar 15, 2021
Radio host Craig Carton fraud victim complains to judge
NEW YORK - The successful revival of sports radio personality Craig Carton's career just months after being released from prison has not gone unnoticed by at least one victim of his multimillion-dolla...
Mar 15, 2021
Meet Teddy, a lovely hamster easing into retirement
NANAIMO - It's always nice to have someone at your side in your twilight years. Teddy the hamster is the perfect companion for someone older, since he's sliding into his retirement years himself. He's...
Mar 15, 2021
B.C.'s Astrazeneca vaccine supply declared safe following blood clot reports in Europe
NANAIMO - The province is downplaying concerns around the safety of the Astrazeneca vaccine in B.C., after reports of blood clots developing in vaccinated people throughout Europe.Provincial health of...
Mar 15, 2021
US air travel rises to highest levels yet since pandemic hit
Across the United States, air travel is recovering more quickly from the depths of the pandemic, and it is showing up in longer airport security lines and busier traffic on airline websites. The Trans...
Mar 15, 2021