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Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment chair Larry Tanenbaum joins Steve Pagliuca's bid to buy Chelsea
The bid for Chelsea launched by Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca has added Canadian sports tycoon Larry Tanenbaum ahead of Thursday's expected deadline for improved offers for the Premier League...
Apr 13, 2022
Trudeau welcomes talk of Russia's action in Ukraine as genocide
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says it is "absolutely right" that people are describing Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide. The prime minister says there are official, legal procedures for determining w...
Apr 13, 2022
Statue at BC Children's Hospital stolen
Update: The Vancouver Police Department has recovered the statue. "We're aware of the update from the Vancouver Police Department regarding the recovery of the stolen bronze sculpture from BC Children...
Apr 13, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines in national stockpile starting to expire as uptake slows
OTTAWA - Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January.That includes more than 420,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine that expire...
Apr 13, 2022
LNG Canada joint-venture names Jason Klein as new chief executive
VANCOUVER - The joint-venture building a major liquefied natural gas terminal at Kitimat, B.C. has named Jason Klein as its new chief executive officer. LNG Canada says Klein was previously a vice-pre...
Apr 13, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines in national stockpile starting to expire as uptake slows
OTTAWA - Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January. That includes more than 420,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine that expir...
Apr 13, 2022
Quebec Halloween night sword attack trial suspended because of COVID-19 outbreak
QUEBEC - The trial of a man charged in Quebec's Halloween night sword attack has been postponed until next week after a second juror tested positive for COVID-19. Carl Girouard, 26, is charged with tw...
Apr 13, 2022
AP source: CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to a person familiar with ...
Apr 13, 2022
Person dies after tree falls across Vancouver road, crushing one vehicle
VANCOUVER - One person has died after a large tree fell across a busy road in Vancouver, crushing one car and damaging another. A statement from police says it happened just after 5 p.m. Tuesday on Ma...
Apr 13, 2022
NBA releases Raptors-76ers opening round playoff schedule
TORONTO - Playoff basketball returns to Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on April 20. The full schedule for the first round of the NBA playoffs was released Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors, who open their se...
Apr 13, 2022