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Regina man awaiting kidney transplant dies in hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis
REGINA - A Regina man who was waiting for a kidney transplant has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Noble Gullacher, known by family and friends as Butch, did everything he could to stay healt...
Apr 13, 2020
Farmers, food processors to get federal funds to help foreign workers isolate
OTTAWA - Canadian farmers and food processors will get $50 million in federal funding to ensure temporary foreign workers comply with mandatory COVID-19 quarantine. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude B...
Apr 13, 2020
Long-term care home deaths expected to rise: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says deaths in long-term care facilities will likely continue to rise, even as the growth of overall COVID-19 cases begin to slow. The spread of th...
Apr 13, 2020
Long before the UFC's Fight Island, Bodog Fight competitors battled on the beach
Should it come to fruition, the UFC's plan to stage bouts on "Fight Island" won't mark the first time an MMA organization has battled on the beaches. Former UFC star Chael Sonnen remembers fighting un...
Apr 13, 2020
Dream Home Lottery raises additional $47,650 for Peace Region Food Banks
An additional $47,650 has been donated by the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie's Dream Home Lottery to Food Banks across the Peace Region.In late March, the Dream Home Lottery announced that during the m...
Apr 13, 2020 Photo: Dream Home Lottery
Nearly 5.4 million receiving emergency federal aid as requests climb
OTTAWA - The federal government says nearly 5.4 million Canadians are now receiving emergency aid to replace incomes lost due to COVID-19. The figures this morning show 5.38 million applications have ...
Apr 13, 2020
Canadian oilpatch cutbacks expected to continue despite OPEC agreement
CALGARY - Energy market analysts say Canadian oil wells will likely continue to be shut down amid weak prices despite an agreement to limit output struck by OPEC and other major producers on the weeke...
Apr 13, 2020
Aurora Cannabis board approves 1-for-12 share consolidation plan
EDMONTON - Aurora Cannabis Inc. says its board has approved a plan to consolidate all of its outstanding common shares on a 1-for-12 basis.The Edmonton-based cannabis company says the move will keep A...
Apr 13, 2020
Suspects charged with assault after coughing in RCMP officers face during arrest
Mayerthorpe RCMP have laid assault charges against a pair of individuals, who allegedly coughed in officers' faces while exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.On Friday, April 11, at 7 a.m., RCMP responded ...
Apr 13, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:03 a.m. on April 13, 2020: There are 24,804 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 12,846 confirmed (inc...
Apr 13, 2020