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More than half of Canadians have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
MONTREAL - More than 50 per cent of Canadians have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Data compiled from provincial and territorial health authorities shows that more than 20.6 mill...
May 22, 2021
Canada's Shapovalov loses to Ruud of Norway in Geneva Open final
GENEVA - Denis Shapovalov might have lost final of the Geneva Open, but the Canadian said his solid week set him up nicely for the red clay courts of the French Open in less than two weeks. The No. 2 ...
May 22, 2021
Canada's 50 per cent vaccine milestone a psychological boost to keep going: experts
Raywat Deonandan is feeling more hopeful these days, and he's noticed a renewed optimism in many of his epidemiology and infectious disease colleagues. After months of observing negative COVID-19 tren...
May 22, 2021
Dubas: Leafs' Tavares suffered knee injury along with concussion in scary collision
TORONTO - Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is dealing with a knee injury as well as a concussion after being stretchered off the ice following a scary collision in Game 1 of Toronto's first-round play...
May 22, 2021
Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole for Monaco GP, Verstappen 2nd
MONACO (AP) - Charles Leclerc won the first pole for Ferrari since 2019 despite crashing with 18 seconds remaining to end Saturday qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc held the top spot at his...
May 22, 2021
China's Mars rover touches ground on red planet
BEIJING (AP) - China's first Mars rover has driven down from its landing platform and is now roaming the surface of the red planet, China's space administration said Saturday. The solar-powered rover ...
May 22, 2021
'Proved that they care': Man who held hunger strike hopeful after suicide bill passes
Last summer, a 24-year-old fiddle teacher walked more than 600 kilometres from his home in northern Saskatchewan to the legislature in Regina after a bill to address suicides was voted down a second t...
May 22, 2021
City assessing options as slope fails at section of Muskoseepi trail
The City of Grande Prairie says the damage to the section of paved trail in Muskoseepi Park to the north of 68 Avenue has worsened and that the slope where the trail is located has failed, meaning the...
May 22, 2021
Injury Prevention Centre asks Albertans to be cautious after seeing increased injury rates last summer
With the weather warming up and more people looking for outdoor activities to fill their days, the Injury Prevention Centre at the University of Alberta Hospital is urging Albertans to be extra cautio...
May 22, 2021
Montreal's construction charter aims to end roadwork chaos, but critics have doubts
MONTREAL - The orange cones that line Montreal's abundant construction sites have become a symbol of a city under near-constant repair, spawning cone-themed comics, a board game and trinket versions s...
May 22, 2021