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Volcano erupts near Congolese city of Goma; residents flee
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Congo's Mount Nyiragongo erupted for the first time in nearly two decades Saturday, turning the night sky a fiery red and sending lava onto a major highway as panicked residents tri...
May 22, 2021
Advance Polls open for Métis Nation-SK Election
Advance Polls for the Mtis Nation-SK Election open on Saturday in select communities across the until 8 p.m. Polls will also be open on Election Day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 29. Polls will be set ...
May 22, 2021
14,801 COVID-19 vaccines given; 180 new cases, 2 new deaths
An additional 14,801 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 645,384. The 14,801 doses of COVID-19 vaccine repo...
May 22, 2021
Cloistered nuns get vaccinated to do their 'duty as citizens' and neighbours
MONTREAL - Cloistered nuns in Montreal's Carmelite monastery lined up to complete their COVID-19 vaccinations yesterday. Inside a 125-year-old convent in the city's Plateau neighbourhood, 11 sisters -...
May 22, 2021
More than half of Canadians have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
MONTREAL - More than 50 per cent of Canadians have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Data compiled from provincial and territorial health authorities shows that more than 20.6 mill...
May 22, 2021
Canada's Shapovalov loses to Ruud of Norway in Geneva Open final
GENEVA - Denis Shapovalov might have lost final of the Geneva Open, but the Canadian said his solid week set him up nicely for the red clay courts of the French Open in less than two weeks. The No. 2 ...
May 22, 2021
Canada's 50 per cent vaccine milestone a psychological boost to keep going: experts
Raywat Deonandan is feeling more hopeful these days, and he's noticed a renewed optimism in many of his epidemiology and infectious disease colleagues. After months of observing negative COVID-19 tren...
May 22, 2021
Dubas: Leafs' Tavares suffered knee injury along with concussion in scary collision
TORONTO - Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is dealing with a knee injury as well as a concussion after being stretchered off the ice following a scary collision in Game 1 of Toronto's first-round play...
May 22, 2021
Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole for Monaco GP, Verstappen 2nd
MONACO (AP) - Charles Leclerc won the first pole for Ferrari since 2019 despite crashing with 18 seconds remaining to end Saturday qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc held the top spot at his...
May 22, 2021
Albertans, Manitobans getting COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan
You don't have to live in Saskatchewan to get yourself a COVID-19 vaccination in this province, which was surprising news to Robin Haubrich.She lives in Alberta and has an Alberta health card, but she...
May 22, 2021