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COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds
New federal forecasts project that COVID-19 variants could fuel a surge of 20,000 new cases per day by mid-March if public health restrictions are relaxed further. The Public Health Agency of Canada r...
Feb 19, 2021
Facebook's blocking news links in Australia 'irresponsible': Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says Facebook won't intimidate Canada out of pushing online giants to pay Canadian media companies for content. The company has blocked users in Australia ...
Feb 19, 2021
Rising oil prices helping push up gas prices
Gasoline prices have been edging up since the start of 2021.GasBuddy.com's Patrick de Haan says the price of a litre of gas is up 13 cents from a year ago because of a surge in oil prices."A barrel of...
Feb 19, 2021
It's final: Harry and Meghan won't return as working royals
LONDON - Buckingham Palace confirmed Friday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry will give up his honorary military titles. When Harry and Meghan st...
Feb 19, 2021
UK’s top court rejects Uber appeal, says drivers are workers
LONDON - The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Friday that Uber drivers should be classed as "workers" and not self employed, in a decision that threatens its business model and holds broader implications for ...
Feb 19, 2021
Britain's Prince Philip spends third night in hospital
LONDON - Britain's Prince Philip has spent a third night in a London hospital after being admitted earlier this week for what Buckingham Palace described as "a precautionary measure." The 99-year-old ...
Feb 19, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine distribution; Australia's Facebook tussle: In The News for Feb. 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 Feb. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 19, 2021
Boris Johnson to press Trudeau, G7 leaders on wider COVID-19 vaccine distribution
OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host Justin Trudeau and their G7 counterparts for a virtual leaders' summit today aimed at bringing renewed momentum to COVID-19 vaccine distribution...
Feb 19, 2021
'I've been pushed to my absolute breaking point;' Canadian zoos struggle to survive
Last week, Paul Goulet's 10-year-old daughter quietly went to his wife with worry about her father. "It's like he's here, but he's not really here," she said. That nearly broke Goulet, the owner of Li...
Feb 19, 2021
Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows
NAIROBI, Kenya - Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous resurgence and medical oxyge...
Feb 19, 2021