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More than 90 per cent of Canadian deaths from COVID-19 are those over age 60
OTTAWA - Quebec continues to lead the country in deaths and infections from COVID-19 with many of the victims being elderly. Canada has seen 25,682 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases includ...
Apr 14, 2020

In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theatres
NEW YORK - Jennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade is already the worst of her life. A server at a nearby resort, she's out of work due to the pandemic. After someone tested positive at h...
Apr 14, 2020

North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles in latest launch
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired several suspected cruise missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a slew of weapons launches by the North despit...
Apr 14, 2020

Mom of T-wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns dies from COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS - Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. She w...
Apr 13, 2020

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Noble (Butch) Gullacher REGINA - Noble Gul...
Apr 13, 2020

Call of Duty beckons for Leafs' Marner, Raptors' Miller and rapper Zach Zoya
TORONTO - Pro video gamer Anthony (Methodz) Zinni first connected with Mitch Marner when he tweeted about "Call of Duty: Warzone" and the Toronto Maple Leafs forward followed him. "I shot him a D...
Apr 13, 2020

'A good kid:' Saskatchewan community rallies for Colby Cave's family
BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - A lineup of vehicles stretching several kilometres along a Saskatchewan highway greeted family members of Colby Cave on Monday, as they returned home from Toronto w...
Apr 13, 2020

Hydroxychloroquine will be studied in Alberta as a possible COVID-19 treatment
Researchers at the University of Calgary and University of Alberta are leading a province-wide study of the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a treatment option for COVID-19.With support fr...
Apr 13, 2020

Alberta increases eligibility for COVID-19 testing to anyone with symptoms
Alberta has announced it is expanding testing in the province to all individuals with COVID-19 symptoms. Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, made the announcement at Monday's...
Apr 13, 2020 Government of Alberta

Judge greenlights lawsuit by disqualified Conservative leadership candidate
OTTAWA - An Ontario court says a lawsuit launched by a would-be Conservative leadership candidate who is seeking to get into the race can go ahead. Jim Karahalios was disqualified from the contest in ...
Apr 13, 2020