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Workers unload a shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the FedEx hub at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ontario resuming use of AstraZeneca, but only as second dose

By Rob Gillies May. 21, 2021 12:29 PM EDT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives his first COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccination in Ottawa on Friday April 23, 2021. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's largest province halts AstraZeneca first doses

By Rob Gillies May. 11, 2021 04:49 PM EDT

Monks and nuns pray together during Buddha's Birthday celebrations at the Lin Chi Temple in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. Buddha's birthday is celebrated in East Asia on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
The Latest: Ore. bill extends deadline for late-rent payment

By The Associated Press May. 11, 2021 03:28 AM EDT

File-This Feb. 17, 2020, file photo shows Vanderbilt coach Stephanie White communicating with players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. Vanderbilt has fired White after five seasons and a 46-83 record. Athletic director Candice Lee announced Tuesday, April 6, 2021, that White will not return. Lee thanked White and her staff for helping the players navigate the challenges during the coronavirus pandemic over the past year. “As I continued my evaluation of the program, I ultimately concluded that change is needed at this time,” Lee said in a statement. "I wish Stephanie and her family the best.” (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)
Vanderbilt fires women's basketball coach Stephanie White

By Teresa M. Walker Apr. 06, 2021 02:35 PM EDT

A vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination on a table prior to Croatia's Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandrokovic and Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic being vaccinated, in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (Admir Buljubasic/Pool via AP)
Canada pauses AstraZeneca vaccine for under 55

By Rob Gillies Mar. 29, 2021 01:45 PM EDT

Toronto vaccinates police officers before those 80 or above

By Rob Gillies Mar. 01, 2021 05:07 PM EST
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s largest city has started vaccinating police officers ahead of people 80 years of age and older. A Toronto police...

A cleaned classroom is seen during a media tour of Hastings Elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. The Vancouver School Board put on a tour to show the COVID-19 precautions being taken to help keep children safe in the new school year. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ontario to reopen schools for in-class learning

By Rob Gillies Feb. 03, 2021 05:42 PM EST

A man wears a face covering on a cold winter day in Montreal, Saturday, January 30, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ontario confirms its 1st case of South African virus variant

By Rob Gillies Feb. 01, 2021 03:56 PM EST

Relatives attend the burial of 71-year-old Jose Abelardo Bezerra, who died from COVID-19 related complications, at the Inhauma cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
The Latest: China city offers rewards to root out untested

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 05:09 AM EST

Wind-surfers glide on Lake Ontario at Cherry Beach on a warm fall day during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto goes back into lockdown because of a surge in cases

By Rob Gillies Nov. 20, 2020 04:26 PM EST

A shopkeeper wears a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus waits for customers at a market in Bengaluru, India, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. India's total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began has crossed 9 million. Nevertheless the country's new daily cases have seen a steady decline for weeks now and the total number of cases represents 0.6% of India's 1.3 billion population. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
The Latest: China starts mass testing 3 million in Tianjin

By The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2020 01:59 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Des Moines Register. Nov. 8 Reynolds can increase Iowans’ COVID-19 awareness by news conferences showing the public the toll every day ...

Bars, indoor dining to close in Toronto amid virus surge

By Rob Gillies Oct. 09, 2020 01:55 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s most populous province is prohibiting indoor dining in restaurants and bars in Toronto and Ottawa and closing gyms and theaters as...

Waiters wearing face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus wait for customers at the Plaza Mayor square in downtown Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is holding a Cabinet meeting to consider declaring a state of emergency for Madrid in order to impose stronger anti-virus restrictions on reluctant regional authorities. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
The Latest: New Mexico loses ground in COVID-19 spread fight

By The Associated Press Oct. 09, 2020 01:13 AM EDT

Face masks are on display in a store in Montreal, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Quebec, Ontario in second COVID-19 wave; restrictions return

By Rob Gillies Sep. 28, 2020 06:23 PM EDT

A lone pedestrian walks Old Montreal, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: COVID-19 outbreak on ship off Australia's coast

By The Associated Press Sep. 28, 2020 12:55 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 1992, file photo, spectators look out at the field of the SkyDome in Toronto, from a window of the SkyDome Hotel before Game 5 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves. This week, Major League Baseball players and owners reached an agreement to play an abbreviated, 60-game season that would start July 23 or 24 in teams’ home ballparks. But the seats will be empty. Instead, fans hoping to see a game in person will be have to settle for pressing their faces up against hotel windows, squinting through metal grates or climb to rooftops when baseball returns this month in otherwise empty stadiums. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)
Travel between US, Canada complicating MLB Toronto approval

By Rob Gillies Jun. 30, 2020 02:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 1992, file photo, spectators look out at the field of the SkyDome in Toronto, from a window of the SkyDome Hotel before Game 5 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves. This week, Major League Baseball players and owners reached an agreement to play an abbreviated, 60-game season that would start July 23 or 24 in teams’ home ballparks. But the seats will be empty. Instead, fans hoping to see a game in person will be have to settle for pressing their faces up against hotel windows, squinting through metal grates or climb to rooftops when baseball returns this month in otherwise empty stadiums. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)
Jays players headed to Florida, continue talks to play in TO

By Rob Gillies Jun. 29, 2020 02:11 PM EDT

Canada open to MLB in Toronto but MLB has not submitted plan

By Rob Gillies Jun. 23, 2020 03:02 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government is open to Major League Baseball playing in Toronto this summer, but the league has not submitted the required plan to...