Grandparents killed in wrong-way crash on Hwy. 401 identified
The Indian couple killed in a wrong-way police chase crash on Highway 401 earlier this week has been identified by the Consulate General of India in Toronto.
Canada has now fully vaccinated 16.88 per cent of the country's eligible population against COVID-19. Here's what else you need to know to start your day.
1. Leadership questions: Less than a year into her mandate as leader of Canada's Green Party, Annamie Paul is facing calls to resign, and one expert says the internal divisions within the party could impact their success in the next federal election.
2. 'There's a memory there': Indigenous leaders of Keeseekoose First Nation in Saskatchewan say the community is struggling to cope with the intergenerational trauma caused by a residential school that once operated in the area, with many residents turning to drugs and alcohol to cope.
3. Delta symptoms: A recent U.K.-based study indicates that the symptoms associated with the Delta variant of COVID-19 may differ from the symptoms experienced earlier in the pandemic, but Canadian experts say they haven't seen that among patients.
4. Post-vaccination guidance: Americans who have been fully vaccinated are able to ditch masks and forget about distancing, but there is still no guidance for Canadians who have received both doses.
5. Food litter: Restaurants' inability to offer their usual dine-in service during much of 2020 may explain why an unusually high amount of food-related litter was found across the country, a new report says.
One more thing…
'Shots at the Shop': As the rate of Black Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 lags behind those of other groups, officials in the U.S. are turning to barber shops and hair salons to combat vaccine misinformation.
Staff at Black-owned barber shops and hair salons are being trained to provide accurate vaccination information, and even administer shots, in U.S. cities where COVID-19 vaccination rates are lagging due, in part, to historic disinformation and distrust. (CTV News)
The Indian couple killed in a wrong-way police chase crash on Highway 401 earlier this week has been identified by the Consulate General of India in Toronto.
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Spain scrapped an annual bullfighting award on Friday, prompting a rebuke from conservatives over a backlash against a centuries-old tradition they see as an art form but which has run into growing concern for animal welfare.
Drew Carey took over as host of 'The Price Is Right' and hopes he’s there for life. 'I'm not going anywhere,' he told 'Entertainment Tonight' of the job he took over from longtime host Bob Barker in 2007.
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Alberta Ballet's double-bill production of 'Der Wolf' and 'The Rite of Spring' marks not only its final show of the season, but the last production for twin sisters Alexandra and Jennifer Gibson.
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Three men in Quebec from the same family have fathered more than 600 children.
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A police officer on Montreal's South Shore anonymously donated a kidney that wound up drastically changing the life of a schoolteacher living on dialysis.
Since 1932, Montreal's Henri Henri has been filled to the brim with every possible kind of hat, from newsboy caps to feathered fedoras.
Police in Oak Bay, B.C., had to close a stretch of road Sunday to help an elephant seal named Emerson get safely back into the water.
Out of more than 9,000 entries from over 2,000 breweries in 50 countries, a handful of B.C. brews landed on the podium at the World Beer Cup this week.
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