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Nearly 12,000 people given first COVID-19 vaccine dose in last 24 hours
NANAIMO - B.C.'s shift away from second doses of COVID-19 vaccine is in full swing.Ahead of the opening of mass vaccination clinics on March 15, the province said it had administered 355,340 doses of ...
Mar 10, 2021
No resolutions concerning abortion to make it into policy debate at Tory convention
OTTAWA - Conservative party members will debate a range of policy proposals at next weekend's convention but so far, none will be about abortion. That's despite a flat-out push by anti-abortion groups...
Mar 10, 2021
Public safety minister grilled over quarantine hotel security after alleged assaults
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is facing harsh questions over security under the federal quarantine program after reports of two incidents of alleged sexual assault. At a parliamentary com...
Mar 10, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays fall short against Baltimore Orioles in pre-season play
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a seven-inning pre-season game on Wednesday.Baltimore erased a 2-0 deficit before clawing back from a 3-2 hol...
Mar 10, 2021
PMO knew existence of allegations against Vance, not specifics, in 2018: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his staff knew about the existence of an allegation of sexual misconduct by then-defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018, but that they only learned the s...
Mar 10, 2021
Ontario sport minister confident OHL will play games in 2021
TORONTO - Ontario's sport minister is optimistic the Ontario Hockey League will get approval to stage a 2021 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lisa MacLeod says she's "feeling great" about the OHL'...
Mar 10, 2021
Canada's MLS teams officially on the road again with home in Florida and Utah
CF Montreal will 'host' Toronto FC in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 17 to kick off its 2021 Major League Soccer season while the Vancouver Whitecaps entertain the Portland Timbers the next day in Sa...
Mar 10, 2021
AP source: Kansas AD Jeff Long fired after Les Miles debacle
Kansas has fired athletic director Jeff Long less than two days after mutually parting with Les Miles amid sexual allegations dating to the football coach's time at LSU, a person familiar with the dec...
Mar 10, 2021
Turner Classic Movies Festival heads to TCM and HBO Max
Don't worry about making the trip to Hollywood for the Turner Classic Movies Festival this year - it's coming straight to your living room. TCM said Wednesday that its 12th installment will run on bot...
Mar 10, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps to start season in Sandy, Utah, due to border restrictions
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will start the Major League Soccer season in Utah. The club confirmed Wednesday that it will play out of Real Salt Lake's home, Rio Tinto Stadium, in Sandy, Utah, j...
Mar 10, 2021