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Critics ask why no details on government plan for parks management

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has yet to release details on how it will "optimize" the province's parks by getting other people to run them.

Feb 22, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Feb. 22, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 22, 2021. There are 845,652 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 845,652 confirmed cases (31,375 active, 792,603 resolved, 21,674 deaths).

Feb 22, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 21, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 40,424 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,492,270 doses given.

Feb 21, 2021 8:34 PM Read more >

B.C. man wants help, not charges, for woman who took his truck with son inside

QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. — A Vancouver Island man whose truck was stolen while his son was sitting inside says he wants addiction treatment for the woman, not charges.

Feb 21, 2021 8:03 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021. There are 845,652 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 845,652 confirmed cases (31,375 active, 792,603 resolved, 21,674 deaths).

Feb 21, 2021 5:32 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:45 p.m. Alberta's chief medical health officer says nine new COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in the province over the past 24 hours. Dr.

Feb 21, 2021 4:45 PM Read more >

COVID-19 activity declining, but variants at 'critical juncture,' Tam says

Canada's chief public health officer said Sunday that the collective efforts to fight COVID-19 are paying off, even as the country sits at a 'critical juncture' in the fight against fast-spreading variants. Dr.

Feb 21, 2021 3:20 PM Read more >

Mars rover landing a moment of joy for Canadian-born NASA systems engineer

MONTREAL — Farah Alibay describes the moments between the time the Perseverance rover entered Mars' atmosphere on Thursday and when it landed on the surface of the Red Planet as "the longest seven minutes of my life.

Feb 21, 2021 3:00 PM Read more >

Cost of Coast Guard ship nears $1B as questions mount over federal shipbuilding plan

OTTAWA — The federal government has quietly revealed that it plans to pay nearly $1 billion to build a new ocean research vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard whose original cost was supposed to be one-tenth that amount.

Feb 21, 2021 2:02 PM Read more >

Kenney says no new taxes as Alberta preps for another tough times pandemic budget

EDMONTON — On Thursday it’s budget day in Alberta, a time that will cruelly and ironically remind residents that last year’s projected eye-popping $6.8-billion deficit was actually the good old days.

Feb 21, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >