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Toronto Blue Jays extending stay in Dunedin, Fla., because of COVID-19 restrictions
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will stay in Dunedin, Fla., for their third homestand of the season because of COVID-19 restrictions. The May 14-24 homestand has been added to the TD Ballpark schedule...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadians far more wary of AstraZeneca than other COVID-19 vaccines: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians are much more wary about being injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine than they are about receiving other vaccines approved for use in Canada, a new poll suggests. Just 53 per...
Mar 30, 2021
Teenage winger Theo Corbeanu impresses in first two outings for Canada
After missing out on Canada's January camp, teenage winger Theo Corbeanu wasted little time showing what he can do in World Cup soccer qualifying. The 18-year-old from Hamilton scored off the bench in...
Mar 30, 2021
Ottawa announces one-year extension to anti-ISIL mission, but offers few details
OTTAWA - Canada is staying in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for another year. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced this afternoon that Canada will keep up to 850 troop...
Mar 30, 2021
Hythe residents voting on village's viability Tuesday, Wednesday following review
Residents of Hythe will be going to the polls Tuesday and Wednesday to determine whether the community will remain a village - or dissolve to become a hamlet within the County of Grande Prairie.The vo...
Mar 30, 2021
Blinken ends Trump rights plan promoting conservative agenda
WASHINGTON - In a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will formally scrap a blueprint championed by his predecessor to limit U.S. promotion of human rights...
Mar 30, 2021
'Lighting a fuse': Amazon vote may spark more union pushes
What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country's second-largest employer but the labour movement at large. Organizers are pushing for some...
Mar 30, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, March 30
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:45 a.m. Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting three new cases of COVID-19 today. They involve two people und...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster signs new contract with Liverpool women
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom - Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.The 22-year-old from Cambridge, Ont., originally signed with the Liverpool women in Janu...
Mar 30, 2021
Canada's Lisa Haley named NWHL's senior vice-president of hockey operations
Lisa Haley's burgeoning portfolio now includes the job of National Women's Hockey League senior vice-president of operations.The 47-year-old from Westville, N.S., is already head coach of both Ryerson...
Mar 30, 2021