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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 169,920 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,470,884 doses given. Nationwide, 679,469 people or 1.

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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 30, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. There are 976,598 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 976,598 confirmed cases (46,395 active, 907,277 resolved, 22,926 deaths).

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Alberta school curriculum out of tune with song by premier's grandfather: musicians

EDMONTON — Alberta jazz musicians and teachers are dropping their chops at the inclusion of a tune by Premier Jason Kenney's grandfather in the province's proposed Grade 6 school curriculum.

Mar 30, 2021 6:38 PM Read more >

Liberals should drive daycare improvements, not redo system, report says

OTTAWA — A new report is urging the Trudeau Liberals to embrace "aggressive incrementalism" on their promised path toward a national child-care system, arguing the government should quickly build on what's already there rather than push wholesale cha

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Man arrested after three alleged arsons at Masonic buildings in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — A member of a Masonic lodge says he doesn't understand why Freemasons would be targeted after fires were allegedly set at three buildings operated by the society in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday.

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Meng case 'unprecedented' as extradition request violates international law: defence

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the case before a British Columbia Supreme Court judge is "unprecedented" in that the extradition request from the United States violates international law.

Mar 30, 2021 4:55 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, March 30

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:15 p.m. B.C. is reporting 840 new cases of COVID-19 on the first day of tightened regulations to limit an infection spike.

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Mi'kmaq lawsuit alleges intimidation, harassment in Nova Scotia lobster fishery

HALIFAX — A Mi'kmaq First Nation that encountered violence after launching a self-regulated lobster fishery last fall has filed a lawsuit against non-Indigenous fishers in Nova Scotia, the RCMP and the federal government.

Mar 30, 2021 4:26 PM Read more >

Teacher who confronted B.C. stabbing suspect with umbrella did what is right: sister

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia woman who took on a stabbing suspect with an umbrella always does what she believes is right, her sister says.

Mar 30, 2021 3:54 PM Read more >

Bright lights in the sky: A look at some of the UFO sightings in Canada last year

WINNIPEG — A recent survey posted by Ufology Research in Winnipeg says there was a jump in UFO sightings in Canada last year. Here are some of the 1,243 sightings: Jan.

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