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Official: Merck to help produce rival J&J's COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON - Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson's newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more quickly, a Biden administration official co...
Mar 02, 2021
Publisher to appeal ruling that it invaded Meghan's privacy
LONDON - A British newspaper publisher said Tuesday it plans to appeal against a judge's ruling that it invaded the privacy of the Duchess of Sussex by publishing parts of a letter she wrote to her es...
Mar 02, 2021
Police won't charge Australian minister accused of rape
CANBERRA, Australia - Police on Tuesday ruled out investigating an unnamed Australian Cabinet minister over an allegation that he raped a 16-year-old girl more than 30 years ago. The decision by New S...
Mar 02, 2021
Promoting Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and too many bananas: In The News for March 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 02, 2021
'Racism is a real problem:' Muslim women fearful following attacks in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Asmaa Ali says slurs about her hijab and the colour of her skin have become so frequent she doesn't report them to police anymore. Whether she's running errands or on her way to work as a n...
Mar 02, 2021
Churches continue legal fight against British Columbia's COVID-19 rules
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a group of British Columbia churches that are challenging the province's COVID-19 rules is scheduled to resume his arguments today that the restrictions violate his clients' c...
Mar 02, 2021
International air travel a fraction of pre-pandemic times
OTTAWA - Canada's new testing and quarantine rules for international air travellers appear to have convinced even more Canadians to stay put in recent weeks. Most Canadians had been heeding the govern...
Mar 02, 2021
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 needs better promotion: experts
VANCOUVER - Essential workers who are more likely to contract and transmit COVID-19 should be prioritized for immunization with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine now that a national panel is not recommen...
Mar 02, 2021
Churches continue legal fight against British Columbia's COVID-19 rules
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a group of British Columbia churches that are challenging the province's COVID-19 rules is scheduled to resume his arguments today that the restrictions violate his clients' c...
Mar 02, 2021
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 needs better promotion: experts
VANCOUVER - Essential workers who are more likely to contract and transmit COVID-19 should be prioritized for immunization with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine now that a national panel is not recommen...
Mar 02, 2021