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Ferries, commercial vessels told to reduce passenger numbers to avoid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is bringing in further measures to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on commercial passenger vessels and ferries. Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that sta...
Apr 5, 2020
Out of work Canadians can apply for $2000 per month benefit starting Monday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new details Sunday morning of how Canadians out of work due to COVID-19 can access a cash payment.Applications for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) ...
Apr 5, 2020
Fourth person in North Zone dies from COVID-19, Peace Region areas add new cases
A fourth person in the North Zone has died from COVID-19 while the Valleyview, Falher and Peace River areas each added one newly confirmed case of the disease Sunday.It is not known at this time where...
Apr 5, 2020 The Valleyview area was one of three areas in the Peace Region to report a newly confirmed case of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with Falher and Peace River (Photo: Government of Alberta / covid19stats.alberta.ca/)
Marianne Faithfull in hospital with coronavirus and 'stable'
LOS ANGELES - The English singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull is being treated for coronavirus in a London hospital. Her manager Francois Ravard said Sunday that Faithfull is stable, however, and res...
Apr 5, 2020
Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies
TORONTO - Shirley Douglas, the impassioned Canadian activist and veteran actress who was mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of medicare founder Tommy Douglas, has died....
Apr 5, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson's office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after tes...
Apr 5, 2020
Bars, cannabis sector eligible for $40B credit program from government bank
TORONTO - Devastated bars and lounges as well as the country's hard-hit cannabis sector will have access to $40 billion in new credit being made available via the government's business bank durin...
Apr 5, 2020
Queen makes rare public speech in response to COVID-19 pandemic
WINDSOR, United Kingdom - Queen Elizabeth II addressed Great Britain, the Commonwealth, and the world in a rare speech calling for unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.Her Majesty The Queen addr...
Apr 5, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:31 p.m. on April 5, 2020: There are 15,425 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 7,944 confirmed (includ...
Apr 5, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 2:10 p.m. Canada is increasing its international aid to help stop COVID-19 by more than $100 million. International Devel...
Apr 5, 2020