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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. There are 858,217 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 858,217 confirmed cases (30,335 active, 8...
Feb 25, 2021
US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
WASHINGTON - The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliatio...
Feb 25, 2021
Saskatchewan Rattlers unveil 2021 schedule
The Saskatchewan Rattlers are coming back home this summer.The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) team unveiled its 2021 season schedule Thursday.There are to be 14 games, pared down from the usu...
Feb 25, 2021
Monarch butterflies down 26% in Mexico wintering grounds
MEXICO CITY - The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal log...
Feb 25, 2021
Messing leads Canadian figure skating team at world championships
Keegan Messing headlines the Canadian team for next month's world figure skating championships in Stockholm. The worlds, March 22-28, cap a rocky season for Canadian skaters that saw both Skate Canada...
Feb 25, 2021
Canadian fighter Alexis Davis returns to action Saturday on UFC card in Las Vegas
Canadian Alexis Davis returns to action Saturday with a surgically repaired shoulder and a renewed zest for fighting. The 36-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont. who now makes her home in California, ste...
Feb 25, 2021
Public health agency investigating quarantine sexual assault allegations
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is launching an investigation and reviewing its practices after two returning travellers were allegedly sexually assaulted during their mandatory quarantine...
Feb 25, 2021
B.C. businessman dinged for illegal donation to NDP MP's 2015 campaign
OTTAWA - A British Columbia businessman who made an illegal contribution to New Democrat MP Peter Julian's 2015 election campaign has been ordered to pay $7,500 to the receiver general of Canada. Elec...
Feb 25, 2021
Pandemic spending, no tax increases: Some highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - No new taxes or tax increases. - Deficit of $18.2 billion on estimated revenues of $4...
Feb 25, 2021
Logging delay agreement for B.C. old-growth tree stand helps endangered spotted owls
An agreement to delay logging of an old-growth stand of British Columbia forest has given a one-year reprieve to one of Canada's most endangered species. But governments now have to come up with a per...
Feb 25, 2021