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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:07 p.m. on April 6, 2020: There are 15,821 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 7,944 confirmed (inclu...
Apr 6, 2020
British Open cancelled until '21 as golf schedule reworked
The British Open will not be played this year for the first time since 1945, with the R&A choosing to play golf's oldest championship next year at Royal St. George's and move the 150th Open at St....
Apr 6, 2020
Wisconsin moves ahead with election, awaits Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin moved forward Monday with plans to hold in-person voting for its presidential primary on Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic with help from National Guard members staffing ...
Apr 6, 2020
Gould, aid groups discuss helping world's poorest with $100M funding boost
OTTAWA - Days before Canada announced more than $100 million in new foreign aid to fight COVID-19, a federal minister and a leading aid advocate said the country can't afford to scrimp on its overseas...
Apr 6, 2020
Applications available for federal emergency aid benefit
OTTAWA - Applications open today for the new federal emergency aid benefit for Canadians who lost their income because of COVID-19.The Canada Revenue Agency will open its application portals this morn...
Apr 6, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7 a.m. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canadian passengers on the Coral Princess cruise sh...
Apr 6, 2020
New federal aid and COVID-19 survival instinct; In The News for April 6
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 6 ... COVI...
Apr 6, 2020
Japan PM to declare state of emergency as early as Tuesday
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak,...
Apr 6, 2020
As COVID-19 triggers survival instinct, unwise decisions can result
MONTREAL - When a Quebec couple recently travelled to the far reaches of Yukon in a bid to escape the novel coronavirus, only to be turned away, it seemed a textbook case of pandemic-generated pa...
Apr 6, 2020
100+ family members and friends throw birthday parade to celebrate twins' 94th birthday
Over 50 vehicles and 100-plus family members and friends gathered outside the Wild Rose Manor Assisted Living Facility on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 94th birthdays of twins Elenor Bain and Elme...
Apr 5, 2020 Twins Elenor Bain and Elmer Bulford wave to family members as they celebrate their 94th birthday with a parade. (Photo: Shane Clausing)