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Iroquois lacrosse team aims to make Olympic competition under its own flag

Iroquois Nationals lacrosse star Randy Staats was angry at first, but he now says an international snub of his team only fuelled his desire to play on the world stage.

Mar 15, 2021 12:57 PM Read more >

Vaccine forecast and jab side effects: In The News for Mar. 15

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 Mar. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ... OTTAWA - Call it the calm before the storm.

Mar 15, 2021 2:37 AM Read more >

East Coasters proud of COVID record, but some worry over heavy cost to mental health

HALIFAX — Atlantic Canada's political leaders have touted the region as an example to the world after the novel coronavirus was repeatedly beaten back by a population that dutifully followed orders to isolate and physically distance.

Mar 15, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Mar. 15, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday March 15, 2021. There are 909,157 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada : 909,157 confirmed cases (31,674 active, 855,020 resolved, 22,463 deaths).

Mar 15, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Mar. 15, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday March 15, 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 15, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >

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 2:00 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 8:14 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 6:45 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 6:42 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 6:37 PM Read more >