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Provinces pause AstraZeneca shots for those under 55, B.C. tightens restrictions

Canadian provinces suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in people under age 55 on Monday, acting on an advisory committee's concerns about a possible link between the shot and rare blood clots.

Mar 29, 2021 5:55 PM Read more >

Diversity of background on committee tapping into views on Alberta coal mining

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has tasked a five-member committee with finding out how people feel about open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountains and their eastern slopes.

Mar 29, 2021 5:29 PM Read more >

Facebook Canada head warns news posts could be blocked as last resort

OTTAWA — The head of Facebook Canada says it will try to avoid a repeat of the news blackout it imposed in Australia, so long as impending legislation doesn't force it to dim the lights of democracy.

Mar 29, 2021 5:23 PM Read more >

"Absolute shock' over stabbings in North Vancouver, B.C., mayor says

VANCOUVER — Stories of bravery, compassion and kindness are emerging after the horror of a stabbing rampage over the weekend, the mayor of the District of North Vancouver said Monday.

Mar 29, 2021 5:15 PM Read more >

Quebec coroner's inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave

JOLIETTE, Que. — A coroner's inquest into long-term care deaths in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave opened today with testimony describing staff shortages and employees moving from one facility to another.

Mar 29, 2021 4:32 PM Read more >

Opposition MPs express anger as Liberal House leader, not PM aide, testifies on WE

OTTAWA — A parliamentary hearing on the federal government’s now-dead deal with WE Charity threatened to devolve into chaos on Monday after the Liberals sent a cabinet minister to answer questions on behalf of one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s s

Mar 29, 2021 4:28 PM Read more >

Alberta announces five-member coal consultation committee, online survey

EDMONTON — Alberta has struck a "fiercely independent" five-member committee to assess how people in the province feel about coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Energy Minister Sonya Savage said the committee is expected to report by mid-November.

Mar 29, 2021 4:27 PM Read more >

Apology issued after newspaper editorial compares COVID restrictions to Holocaust

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — The owner of a newspaper in Saskatchewan has apologized for an editorial that compared COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust.

Mar 29, 2021 4:17 PM Read more >

U.S. case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou breaks international law: defence

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the United States is violating international law by bringing fraud charges against her that have no connection to the country.

Mar 29, 2021 4:12 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, March 29

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 5:40 p.m. British Columbia health officials announced 2,518 new COVID-19 cases over three days on Monday, for a total of 98,165 since the pandemic began last year.

Mar 29, 2021 3:50 PM Read more >