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Canada scrambling for smaller syringes ahead of expected Pfizer vaccine label change
OTTAWA - Canada's procurement department is scrambling to source smaller syringes for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, anticipating that Health Canada will agree to change the label to say each vial ...
Jan 27, 2021
Canadian cricketer Nitish Kumar named to Leeward Islands Hurricanes rosters
TORONTO - Canadian cricketer Nitish Kumar has made the Leeward Islands Hurricanes'15-man roster for the 2021 CG Insurance Super50 Cup.The Hurricanes are one of six Caribbean teams in the 2021 edition ...
Jan 27, 2021
Localized COVID-19 details, effects sought by Grande Prairie City Council
Grande Prairie City Council has requested Mayor Jackie Clayton to write a letter to local MLAs and appropriate provincial ministers, as they continue to seek more local-specific COVID-19 related infor...
Jan 27, 2021
Canadian Pacific Railway announces five-for-one stock split, share repurchase program
CALGARY - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it will seek shareholder and regulatory approval for a five-for-one split of its common shares.Keith Creel, CP's president and CEO, says the railway believ...
Jan 27, 2021
Blue Jays introduce outfielder George Springer after signing him to six-year deal
George Springer said he's excited to be a part of a young, talented team like the Toronto Blue Jays, a club he believes has plenty of potential. The three-time all-star outfielder was introduced by th...
Jan 27, 2021
Cannes Film Festival, cancelled in 2020, is postponed to July
NEW YORK - The Cannes Film Festival, cancelled altogether last year by the pandemic, is postponing this year's edition from May to July in hopes of having an in-person festival. Cannes organizers anno...
Jan 27, 2021
In battle over GameStop shares, two big players flinch
A David and Goliath saga is unfolding in financial markets over the stock price of struggling retail chain GameStop. On Wednesday, Goliath walked away from the battle. Two Goliaths, actually. A pair o...
Jan 27, 2021
Quebec to exempt homeless from curfew after court finds measure endangered safety
MONTREAL - The Quebec government said Wednesday it will not challenge a temporary court order granted Tuesday that exempts the homeless from a provincewide curfew imposed to limit the spread of COVID-...
Jan 27, 2021
Discount carrier Flair Airlines adds 13 Boeing 737 Max planes to fleet
EDMONTON - Discount carrier Flair Airlines says it will add 13 new Boeing 737 Max aircraft to its fleet.The Edmonton-based airline will lease the planes from one of its investors, 777 Partners, which ...
Jan 27, 2021
Crime down in first eight months of pandemic, but mental health calls rise: StatCan
OTTAWA - Newly released figures point to a major drop in police-recorded crime during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.Statistics Canada says 19 police services across Canada ...
Jan 27, 2021