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Canadiens clinch playoff spot with single point, fall to McDavid and Oilers in OT
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens clinched a post-season spot Monday night despite dropping a 4-3 overtime decision to the Edmonton Oilers at Bell Centre. Connor McDavid scored at 2:42 of OT for his l...
May 10, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, May 10, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday, May 10, 2021. There are 1,294,186 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,294,186 confirmed cases (79,826 active, 1,...
May 10, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12
U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation's adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and p...
May 10, 2021
Health minister points to appointments as more are eligible for COVID vaccines
As thousands more people in Saskatchewan become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine every three days, their best bet for a shot in the arm could be making an appointment.As of Monday afternoon, there were...
May 10, 2021
Pharmacies deal with appointment shuffling as COVID vaccines roll out
Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is going full steam ahead, and pharmacies are a major part of that.But what happens when appointments at pharmacies are cancelled?Dawn Martin, the CEO of the Ph...
May 10, 2021
Saskatchewan Rush sold to Priestner family
The Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League has been sold to the owners of the WHL's Saskatoon Blades.On Monday, the Priestner Sports Corporation purchased the franchise from Bruce Urban.Bla...
May 10, 2021
'Very jealous': Canadian teams unable to take advantage of relaxed COVID-19 rules
Winnipeg Jets winger Andrew Copp is envious. Edmonton Oilers defenceman Tyson Barrie, meanwhile, described the situation as "awesome" for the teams in question. And Toronto Maple goalie Jack Campbell ...
May 10, 2021
California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation's most populated state amid "acute water supply shortages" in northern and cent...
May 10, 2021
Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...
May 10, 2021
Raptors coach Nurse reflects on bizarre season rocked by displacement and COVID-19
Two years after their thrilling run to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, this Toronto Raptors season will also go down as one of the most memorable in history - for all the wrong reasons. The league's only te...
May 10, 2021