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Atwood, Grisham among contributors to pandemic novel
NEW YORK - One of the first novels about the pandemic will be a collaborative effort, with Margaret Atwood, John Grisham and Celeste Ng among the writers. The Authors Guild Foundation announced Thursd...
Mar 18, 2021
Adam Herold Legacy Foundation accepting applications for hosting communities
The Adam Herold Legacy Foundation is looking for places to host their 2021-22 Hockey and Leadership Development Program camps. The foundation is now accepting applications from communities and will se...
Mar 18, 2021
Becerra confirmed to head up Biden's ambitious health agenda
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden's health secretary, filling a key position in the administration's coronavirus response ...
Mar 18, 2021
Biden to send COVID shots to Mexico, Canada in first exports
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots. A White House official confirmed Thursday th...
Mar 18, 2021
COVID-19 tied to stagnant population growth and rise in deaths in Quebec: report
MONTREAL - Quebec's statistics institute says the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically slowed population growth in 2020 and led to a spike in the number of annual deaths. Institut de la statistique du Quebe...
Mar 18, 2021
The Canadian Press receives eight NNA nominations for N.S. shooting coverage, photos
TORONTO - The Canadian Press received eight National Newspaper Award nominations for its coverage of a killing rampage in Nova Scotia and sports and breaking news photos. The national newswire agency ...
Mar 18, 2021
U.K. study rules out link to some blood clots from AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The United Kingdom's drug regulator says a "rigorous scientific review" has ruled out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as the cause of blood clots in veins but is doing a more detailed study lo...
Mar 18, 2021
Reel to Real Anti-Racism Film Festival
Reel to Real is SIA's annual anti-racism film festival supporting March 21- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will be going LIVE today from 6:15 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.Jordan...
Mar 18, 2021
Bank of England: Cautious optimism over UK economic outlook
LONDON - The Bank of England voiced cautious optimism Thursday about the U.K.'s economic outlook in the wake of a sharp fall in coronavirus infections and the rapid rollout of the nation's COVID-19 va...
Mar 18, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:25 a.m.Quebec is reporting 702 new COVID-19 infections and seven more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, none of whic...
Mar 18, 2021