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Coming week will see trickle of COVID-19 vaccine doses before floodgates open

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada is expecting a smaller-than-normal shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, with fewer than 445,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech shots scheduled for delivery over the next seven days.

Mar 15, 2021 1:00 AM Read more >

Sky Global CEO says he is being targeted for building tools protecting privacy

The CEO of a Vancouver-based company who is accused in the United States of aiding the illicit global drug trade through the sale of encrypted communications devices is denying the allegations.

Mar 14, 2021 7:14 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 14, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021. There are 909,157 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada : 909,157 confirmed cases (31,674 active, 855,020 resolved, 22,463 deaths).

Mar 14, 2021 5:45 PM Read more >

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Sunday, March 14, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 92,658 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,026,665 doses given. Nationwide, 595,333 people or 1.

Mar 14, 2021 5:42 PM Read more >

More provinces expanding vaccine rollouts as COVID-19 cases rise nationally

Provinces continued to expand their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts on Sunday, amid what Canada's chief public health officer described as a recent increase in the number of new cases across the country. Dr.

Mar 14, 2021 5:37 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:20 p.m. AstraZeneca is defending its vaccine after several European countries stopped administering the shot over concerns about blood clotting.

Mar 14, 2021 5:34 PM Read more >

Military ombudsman calls for independence, says predecessor was 'unfairly treated'

OTTAWA — Canada’s military ombudsman is calling on the federal Liberal government to make his office truly independent, saying the current structure is undercutting confidence in its ability to fight for aggrieved Canadian Armed Forces members and ot

Mar 14, 2021 1:59 PM Read more >

Couple hopes for open borders to make transatlantic balloon flight from New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — A British couple is hoping 2021 is their year for a record-setting transatlantic balloon flight after the COVID-19 pandemic deflated their plans last year. Deborah Day and Mike Scholes of Sussex, U.K.

Mar 14, 2021 11:03 AM Read more >

'Patchwork quilt' approach to COVID-19 vaccine rollout frustrates worker groups

CALGARY — The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations across the country is frustrating several groups of workers who identify as front-line employees and want to be bumped up in the queue.

Mar 14, 2021 7:00 AM Read more >

'One of our finer moments:' Pandemic led to massive scramble to get Canadians home

OTTAWA — The fever struck Gary Lyon days after he and his wife, Sue, reached their Toronto home early last April, ending what was to have been their 40th wedding anniversary dream vacation.

Mar 14, 2021 4:00 AM Read more >