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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 3, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:45 a.m. Manitoba is expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines to all Indigenous people 18 and over, including First Nations, Mtis...
May 03, 2021

Denmark removes J&J from vaccination program over clot fears
COPENHAGEN - Denmark removed the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot from its vaccination program to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, health authorities s...
May 03, 2021

Working Out at Home
How to set up your home-based exercise program for success.At various times this year, the coronavirus pandemic caused exercise venues to shut down for extended periods - from baseball fields to swimm...
May 03, 2021

Canada's Bishop-Nriagu races toTokyo Olympic standard in the 800
CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Melissa Bishop-Nriagu has clinched her spot in the Tokyo Olympics. The 2015 world silver medallist from Eganville, Ont., ran one minute 59.04 seconds to win the 800 metres at a C...
May 03, 2021

Growth in US manufacturing slowed in April from March high
WASHINGTON - Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed in April partly due to a snarled global supply chain after hitting a 37-year high in March. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purch...
May 03, 2021

Eilish, Chalamet, Gorman and Osaka headline fall Met Gala
NEW YORK - When the Met Gala returns in September, it will feature a starry contingent of celebrity co-chairs: Actor Timothe Chalamet, musician Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman and tennis star Naomi ...
May 03, 2021

Tornadoes cause damage in Mississippi; Tupelo hit at night
TUPELO, Miss. - Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, causing some damage but no immediate word of injuries. A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday afternoon ...
May 03, 2021

'He loved Nova Scotia.' Former premier Donald Cameron dead at 74
HALIFAX - The leader of Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative party has issued a statement saying Donald Cameron, the province's 22nd premier, has died. Tory Leader Tim Houston described Cameron as a...
May 03, 2021

100 years old: Low key centenary for Northern Ireland
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II stressed the need for "reconciliation, equality and mutual understanding" as she sent her "warmest best wishes" to the people of Northern Ireland on Monday to mark what is ...
May 03, 2021

Pakistani journalists' group vows to fight for press freedom
ISLAMABAD - The media is facing growing censorship, attacks and harassment in Pakistan that are threatening freedom of the press, a committee of journalists said Monday. The government said there are ...
May 03, 2021