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Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies dies with COVID-19
LONDON - British performer Tim Brooke-Taylor, a member of comedy trio The Goodies, has died after contracting the new coronavirus. He was 79. Brooke-Taylor's agent says he died Sunday morning "from CO...
Apr 13, 2020
Popular NYC sports photographer dead at 48 from COVID-19
NEW YORK - Anthony Causi, a highly skilled and exceedingly popular sports photographer for The New York Post who covered the city's teams for 25 years, died Sunday from the new coronavirus. He was 48....
Apr 13, 2020
Supreme Court to hold May arguments by teleconference
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hold arguments by teleconference in May in key cases, including President Donald Trump's bid to shield his tax and other financial records. The court...
Apr 13, 2020
Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's portable COVID-19 test
Health Canada has approved the use of a portable, rapid-testing device for COVID-19. The Spartan Cube from Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience is expected to help provide rapid tests for health services&...
Apr 13, 2020
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
MADRID - As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly cont...
Apr 13, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:30 a.m. Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city will open two more child care centres for children of essential and criti...
Apr 13, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 13, 2020
New COVID-19 measures and the rush on wills; In The News for April 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 13. What we are watching in Canada ... F...
Apr 13, 2020
County of Grande Prairie releases Five-year Strategic Plan
Grande Prairie County Council has approved its Five-year Strategic Plan.The plan will cover all of County Council's planning, initiatives, and operations until 2025. Reeve of the County, Leanne Beaupr...
Apr 13, 2020
UPDATE: Gas leak east of Grande Prairie repaired, roads re-opened
UPDATE: (5:20 p.m. April 14): Atco Gas has completed repairs on the broken gas line and all roads in the area are once again open.Atco Gas and the County of Grande Prairie's Regional Fire Service are ...
Apr 12, 2020 All roads leading to the site of the gas leak are blocked until Atco can repair the line (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)