Новости за 21.08.2021

There are 187 new COVID-19 infections in Saskatchewan as of Saturday, according to health officials.

Yostin Murillo and David Beak, who were 22 and 23 years old at the time of their arrests, were also found guilty of sexual assault.

"Our hope is that when you see someone wearing this jersey, you will know that you’re seeing a great neighbour."

The victim and two other young men were standing on the banks when their boat was swept away by the current. Saturday morning, divers from the SQ headed for the scene.

Campus vaccination plans should have been in place 'yesterday,' Jocelyn Downie says.

The initiative was formed last year to break down economic and social barriers surrounding the sport of golf.

PNE president and CEO Shelley Frost said the 2021 event is operating at about 25 per cent capacity, in order to maintain COVID-19 safety protocols.

The People's Party of Canada had only garnered an average of 3.27 per cent of the national vote while the Maverick Party had secured 0.7 per cent.

Five of the COVID outbreaks are in either Kelowna or West Kelowna, while the remaining four are in Cranbrook, Grand Forks, Merritt and Nelson.

Foreign travel is starting to ramp up at the Edmonton International Airport, especially with the addition of four new flights to the United States with Flair Airlines. Traci Bednard, EIA’s VP of digital & corporate communications, answers questions around travelling internationally this fall.

The Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium will kick-off its reopening with a new show this September. “A Dinosaur Tale” was conceived prior to the pandemic and written by Alberta’s very own Louis B. Hobson, a noted theatre and entertainment critic. Hobson shares what the show is about and how it came together.

“PAW Patrol: The Movie” is now out in theatres across Canada. The voice behind Ryder, one of the main characters, is Will Brisbin: a 16-year-old from Sherwood Park. Brisbin explains how his first voice audition landed him the sweet gig.

On a campaign stop in Edmonton, Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole announced on Saturday that if elected prime minister, he would boost disability benefits, doubling annual support to $1,500. In addition, he promised more funding for small businesses to improve accessibility.

O'Toole also says federal and provincial social programs should not punish employment by clawing back benefits for working Canadians.

A man was taken to hospital in critical condition after being hit while walking on the QEII north of Calgary early Saturday morning.

Tens of thousands of Afghan translators and others, and their close family members, seek evacuation after the Taliban's shockingly swift takeover of Afghanistan.

This is the second unit at the hospital where visits are suspended due to possible COVID-19 exposures.

According to Halifax Regional Police, 'a group of people fighting in the area' of Alderney Gate Public Library resulted in a man being taken to hospital with stab wounds.

Singh also said he'll enact a foreign ownership tax of 20 per cent on housing.

Police said an investigation began after officers received information about a business in Richmond Hill "that was believed to be involved in the distribution of illicit drugs."

In Ontario, more than 82 per cent of people aged 12-plus have received at least one COVID vaccine dose and 74.6 per cent are fully vaccinated.

A Toronto hospital network says it will put unvaccinated employees on leave for two weeks, and if they still don't get vaccinated against COVID-19, they'll be fired.

Chris Rutkowski, Canada's top ufologist, sees the search for aliens as a human quest for meaning in the universe.

Canadians' worries about the cost of living include two different sets of issues: rising inflation and a longer-term affordability crisis that's been worsening for years.

By Friday night, Grace was blowing maximum sustained winds of 195 km per hour, threatening to lash the state of Veracruz and central Mexico with strong winds and heavy rains.