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Man, 28, charged with second-degree murder in North Vancouver stabbings

VANCOUVER — Flowers and wreaths were laid Sunday near the scene of a stabbing rampage that left a young woman dead and injured six others in and around a library in North Vancouver, B.C., a day earlier.

Mar 28, 2021 7:12 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 28, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 28, 2021. There are 965,404 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 965,404 confirmed cases (43,590 active, 898,934 resolved, 22,880 deaths).

Mar 28, 2021 6:45 PM Read more >

RCMP say five males stabbed at outdoor gathering near Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Five people were stabbed at an outdoor gathering on Sunday near Kelowna, B.C. The RCMP say they received a call at about 2 a.m. reporting that multiple victims had been stabbed.

Mar 28, 2021 5:37 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for March 28, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. Alberta is reporting 644 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths.

Mar 28, 2021 4:30 PM Read more >

Tories demand PM testify on WE deal, Liberals say House leader will appear instead

OTTAWA — The conditions for a brawl appear to be set after Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez announced that he will testify at a parliamentary committee about the now-dead WE deal on Monday, rather than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or members

Mar 28, 2021 2:59 PM Read more >

Apology in the works for descendants of Canada's only all-Black battalion: minister

HALIFAX — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan paid tribute Sunday to Canada’s only all-Black unit to serve during the First World War, saying the 600 members of No.

Mar 28, 2021 2:29 PM Read more >

Quebec, Ontario officials say many vaccine appointments unfilled, ask seniors to act

As COVID-19 cases continued to climb in Canada's two biggest provinces on Sunday, officials in Ontario and Quebec said there are vacant vaccination appointments that need to be filled.

Mar 28, 2021 11:39 AM Read more >

'It's silly:' Director of Bigfoot movie thanks Alberta energy centre for controversy

EDMONTON — The director of a children's movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government's energy centre for starting a "ludicrous" fight over the film.

Mar 28, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

Path out of pandemic isn't straightforward, but hope lies ahead: experts

TORONTO — There is a light at the end of the tunnel, COVID-19 experts say, even if it's hard to see it while more contagious virus variants plunge parts of Canada into the third wave of the pandemic.

Mar 28, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

The need for speed: How Canada approved five vaccines for COVID-19 in under a year

OTTAWA — In the last four years, Health Canada has approved more than 1,500 new or updated pharmaceuticals. Ten of them are vaccines. Five of those are for COVID-19. Dr.

Mar 28, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >