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Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries
TOKYO - Months after other major economies, Japan began giving the first coronavirus vaccines to front-line health workers Wednesday. Many are wondering if the campaign will reach enough people, and i...
Feb 16, 2021
Raptors beat Bucks 124-113 despite losing Lowry to injury
MILWAUKEE - Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Pascal Siakam added 23 and the Toronto Raptors withstood the loss of Kyle Lowry to beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 124-113 on Tuesday night. Lowry exited ...
Feb 16, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 33,289 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,306,78...
Feb 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.There are 831,577 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 831,577 confirmed cases (35,669 active, 774,...
Feb 16, 2021
Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street
NEW ORLEANS - Music blared from the courtyard of a French Quarter restaurant on Mardi Gras morning but nobody was there to hear it until Tom Gibson and Sheila Wheeler of Philadelphia walked out of the...
Feb 16, 2021
Trump rips McConnell as GOP divide deepens post-Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - In the most caustic sign yet of deepening GOP divisions, former President Donald Trump blistered Mitch McConnell as a "political hack" on Tuesday, days after the Senate's top Republican d...
Feb 16, 2021
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid supply worry
TOKYO - Japan's first coronavirus shots were given to health workers Wednesday, beginning the vaccination campaign considered crucial to holding the already delayed Tokyo Olympics. The government gave...
Feb 16, 2021
Winter wonderland awaits start of Toronto FC training camp Wednesday
Toronto FC opens training camp Wednesday in a winter wonderland, with a new coach in Chris Armas and the hope that the search for a third designated player is close to completion. Other questions rema...
Feb 16, 2021
SaskPower exporting power to U.S. to help with mass power outages
SaskPower is helping Canada's neighbours to the south keep their power on.Due to the extreme cold in the southern U.S., the Saskatchewan crown corporation is exporting 175 megawatts of electricity. Th...
Feb 16, 2021
Moe and Shahab speak of 'light at the end of the tunnel' as public health measures extended
Premier Scott Moe and Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab spoke of a "light at the end of the tunnel" while urging compliance with public health measures that have now been extended through ...
Feb 16, 2021