Author Archives: Greg Fry
Trudeau holds firm on premiers' health-care funding demands, COVID-19 aid comes first
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will keep its spending focus on emergency aid and won't talk about long-term health-care funding until after the COVID-19 pandemic is...
Mar 05, 2021
What you need to know about Johnson & Johnson's approved single-dose vaccine
Canada added a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to its pandemic-fighting arsenal on Friday, approving Johnson & Johnson's product a week after it was authorized in the United States.That gives Canada ...
Mar 05, 2021
Prince Philip transferred back to private hospital
LONDON - Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has been transferred back to the private Prince Edward VII's hospital to continue his recovery after a heart procedure. The palace says the 99-year-old hu...
Mar 05, 2021
Father of the Great One dies and 'The Hardy Boys' series: In The News for March 5
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 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 05, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to d...
Mar 05, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to d...
Mar 04, 2021
Conservative MP David Sweet joins chorus calling for end to COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP has joined the chorus of voices calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns. Ontario MP David Sweet says the pandemic-related restrictions are causing huge psychological and ec...
Mar 03, 2021
Camilla says hospitalized Prince Philip is 'slightly' better
LONDON - Prince Philip is "slightly improving" and the royal family is keeping its fingers crossed for the hospitalized duke's recovery, his daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, said Wednesda...
Mar 03, 2021
Promoting Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and too many bananas: In The News for March 2
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 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 02, 2021
Premier Horgan to present details of B.C.'s COVID-19 mass immunization plan
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and health officials are set to reveal the details of British Columbia's COVID-19 mass immunization plan. Vaccinations have been underway for...
Mar 01, 2021