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Biden picks former senator who flew in space to lead NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle just days before the Challenger launch accident to lead NASA. Biden on Friday announce...
Mar 19, 2021

Doctors say getting COVID-19 poses much bigger risk of blood clots
OTTAWA - The national advocacy group for patients with blood-clot disorders says there is a greater risk of getting blood clots from COVID-19 than there is from the vaccine. Thrombosis Canada issued a...
Mar 19, 2021

Canada to ratify trade agreement with United Kingdom
OTTAWA - Canada's Minister of International Trade says the country will ratify its Trade Continuity Agreement with the United Kingdom. Mary Ng told the U.K.'s Secretary of State for International Trad...
Mar 19, 2021

Canada to ratify trade agreement with United Kingdom
OTTAWA - Canada's Minister of International Trade says the country will ratify its Trade Continuity Agreement with the United Kingdom. Mary Ng told the U.K.'s Secretary of State for International Trad...
Mar 19, 2021

Montreal police investigate after two bodies found inside cab in city's east end
Montreal police are investigating after two bodies were found by a citizen inside a taxi today in the city's east end. Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a passerby made the discovery at about 5:25 a.m. ...
Mar 19, 2021

Indonesia resumes use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia on Friday cleared the AstraZeneca vaccine for use again after the European Union's drug regulator said the vaccine didn't increase the overall incidence of blood clots. ...
Mar 19, 2021

Understanding anti-Asian racism and 'Heavy Sun' drops: In The News for March 19
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 March 19 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 19, 2021

'For my future:' Paralyzed hockey player surpasses goals despite pandemic challenges
WINNIPEG - Reese Ketler sat behind the wheel of his car and took a deep breath. It had been more than a year since the 21-year-old was able to feel the freedom of being able to drive wherever he wante...
Mar 19, 2021

Conservatives to debate ethics, foreign affairs, environment on Day 2 of convention
OTTAWA - Card-carrying federal Conservatives are heading into Day 2 of a virtual convention aimed at getting the party ready for the next election. But while they heard from officials on Thursday that...
Mar 19, 2021

No link between colonialism and vaccine hesitancy among Indigenous people: expert
OTTAWA - There is no evidence that Canada's history of colonialism has made Indigenous people any more hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than the general population, says an Indigenous studi...
Mar 19, 2021