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Batherson scores twice for Ottawa Senators in 5-1 win over Calgary Flames
OTTAWA - Drake Batherson scored a pair of goals for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-1 win Monday over the visiting Calgary Flames. With seven goals in his last six games, the 22-year-old Batherson matched ...
Mar 01, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, March 1, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on Monday March 1, 2021. There are 870,033 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 870,033 confirmed cases (30,430 active, 817,...
Mar 01, 2021
COVID-19 health and safety protocols postpone Raptors-Pistons game
NEW YORK - The Toronto Raptors game against the Detroit Pistons scheduled for Tuesday at Amalie Arena has been postponed and tentatively rescheduled for Wednesday, pending additional COVID-19 test res...
Mar 01, 2021
Meet sweet siblings Mittens and Cali
NANAIMO - Siblings at the Nanaimo SPCA are ready to spend the rest of their lives in a new home. Mittens and Cali are currently both fairly shy but will come out of their shell once they get to know s...
Mar 01, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases in Island Health creep past 300
NANAIMO - Island Health lost a little ground over the weekend in its battle against COVID-19.The health authority confirmed 88 new cases from three reporting periods since Friday, Feb. 26. It's the se...
Mar 01, 2021
Alberta lifts some COVID-19 economic restrictions, delays others
EDMONTON - Alberta is opening up libraries and allowing low-intensity indoor group fitness workouts, like Pilates and tai chi, while it continues to monitor rates of COVID-19.The change is a fraction ...
Mar 01, 2021
B.C. to extend rent freeze through 2021, increase protections against 'renovictions'
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will introduce legislative changes to extend a rent freeze through the end of the year to stop illegal "renovictions" and improve the dispute resolut...
Mar 01, 2021
National panel advises against using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on seniors
OTTAWA - A national panel of vaccine experts says provinces should not use AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on seniors, opening the door for provinces to start vaccinating younger populations with the n...
Mar 01, 2021
Senate confirms Cardona as Biden's education secretary
The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden's effort to reopen the nation's schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Cardona, 4...
Mar 01, 2021
Women provide successful test of Calgary's curling bubble ahead of Brier
CALGARY - All systems are go for the Canadian men's curling championship after the women proved elite curling can happen in a pandemic. Curling Canada says no one tested positive for the COVID-19 viru...
Mar 01, 2021