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From science to syringe: COVID-19 vaccines are miracles of science and supply chains
OTTAWA - A single dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine is barely enough to cover the average pinky nail but is made up of more than 280 components and requires at least three manufacturing plant...
Feb 27, 2021
Quebec river granted legal rights as part of global 'personhood' movement
MONTREAL - With its kilometres of rapids and deep blue waters winding through Quebec's Cote-Nord region, the Magpie river has long been a culturally significant spot for the Innu of Ekuanitshit. Now t...
Feb 27, 2021
Death certificates don't accurately reflect the toll of the pandemic, experts say
The number of people who would have died from a COVID-19 infection is likely to be much higher than recorded because death certificates don't always list the virus as the cause of a fatality, experts ...
Feb 27, 2021
Myanmar police deploy early to crank up pressure on protests
YANGON, Myanmar - Police in Myanmar on Saturday escalated their crackdown on demonstrators against this month's military takeover, deploying early and in force as protesters sought to assemble in the ...
Feb 26, 2021
House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line vote
WASHINGTON - The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill early Saturday in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they'd revive thei...
Feb 26, 2021
Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permissio...
Feb 26, 2021
Cedar elementary added to Island Health's COVID-19 school exposure list
NANAIMO - Another local school is on Island Health's school exposure list.Cedar elementary school experienced two COVID-19 exposure events on Feb. 22 and 23 according to a late-night tweet from SD68.A...
Feb 26, 2021
Globes org says it will recruit Black members after outcry
LOS ANGELES - The organization hosting the Golden Globes says it is developing a plan to recruit Black members after falling under sharp criticism for lacking diverse members. The Hollywood Foreign Pr...
Feb 26, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 67,201 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,774,599...
Feb 26, 2021
Lady Gaga's dogs recovered safely
LOS ANGELES - Lady Gaga's two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dogwalker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said. A woman brought the dogs to the...
Feb 26, 2021