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U.S. plans to share AstraZeneca stockpile based on urgent need, pending FDA clearance
WASHINGTON — The White House is making plans to share as many as 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 10 million in the coming weeks — but exactly where they will go remains to be seen. The first 10 million
No reason to fear doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine provided by U.S., Trudeau says
WASHINGTON — Canadians have nothing to fear from Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses made in the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he rolled up his sleeve to set an example for the country. Trudeau and wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudea...
Weld failure caused 2019 collapse of Halifax construction crane during storm: report
HALIFAX — A provincial government study has concluded the collapse of a 68-tonne construction crane in Halifax during post-tropical storm Dorian was the result of a weld failure in the lower portions of the tower. Nobody was killed or injured when
Weld failure caused 2019 collapse of Halifax construction crane during storm: report
HALIFAX — A provincial government study has concluded the collapse of a 68-tonne construction crane in Halifax during post-tropical storm Dorian was the result of a weld failure in the lower portions of the tower. Nobody was killed or injured when
‘We hope to help a little more’: Biden says he spoke to Trudeau about more vaccines
WASHINGTON — Canada can look forward to an unexpected shot in the arm from the United States, President Joe Biden suggested Wednesday as he hinted at plans to send surplus COVID-19 vaccines north of the border. The U.S. is sitting on
Despite COVID-19 vaccines, Americans in D.C. not feeling celebratory — or charitable
WASHINGTON — This might make Canadians jealous of their American cousins for the first time in a while: the lineup Friday outside a downtown Washington D.C. Apple Store was longer than at one of the city's largest COVID-19 mass-vaccination sites. Gett...
Former N.B. First Nation chief questions early fishing season after boat capsizes
ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION, N.B. — The former chief of a New Brunswick First Nation says she's concerned the crab fishing season began too early this year after a boat recently capsized off the coast of Cape Breton. Susan Levi-Peters, former chief
Trudeau, O’Toole, demand accountability as Iranian officials indicted for PS752 crash
OTTAWA — Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, but the move did nothing to quell Canadian demands for accountability Tuesday.More than 100 of the 176
Withered public health agency forced to scramble on COVID-19, auditor general finds
OTTAWA — A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19. And if such a scramble is to be avoided in future, auditor genera...
One year on, Canadians still deeply wary about allowing U.S. visitors, poll suggests
WASHINGTON — One year after the North American onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians remain deeply wary about visitors from the United States despite mounting optimism south of the border, a new poll suggests. One in seven who took part in
