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California's April jobless rate higher than Great Recession
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's unemployment rate nearly tripled to 15.5% in April as the nation's most populous state lost more jobs in one month from the coronavirus than it did during the Great R...
May 22, 2020
Calgary and Brooks set for next phases of reopening on Monday
The provincial government provided a COVID-19 stage one update Friday morning.The update on Alberta's Relaunch Strategy focused on the cities of Calgary and Brooks. Ahead of stage one's May 14 start, ...
May 22, 2020
Provincial support helpful for Grande Prairie hotel industry
Update: The story has been corrected from an earlier version.Hotel operators in Grande Prairie are glad to see some more supports for the hospitality sector, as COVID-19 restrictions have taken a toll...
May 22, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:30 p.m. on May 22, 2020: There are 82,413 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 46,141 confirmed (includ...
May 22, 2020
Trump calls on churches to reopen this weekend
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday said he has deemed churches and other houses of worship "essential" and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of the...
May 22, 2020
Mosques find new ways to celebrate Eid during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mosques across Ontario are trying to salvage Eid celebrations as best they can during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some opting for drive-thru gift handouts while others plan to lead congregants in onli...
May 22, 2020
Indoor soccer league announces tentative return to play via eight-team playoffs
TORONTO - The Major Arena Soccer League, which called a halt to its regular season on March 12 because of the global pandemic, has announced tentative plans to return to action via the playoffs. But q...
May 22, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 22, 2020
High Prairie RCMP seeing "concerning trend" in calls involving replica firearms
Police in High Prairie are seeing what they are calling a "concerning trend" in a recent rash of reports of individuals carrying and displaying replica firearms in public.High Prairie RCMP note betwee...
May 22, 2020
Perry's studio moves toward reopening while industry waits
LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. But while Perry is looking to restart p...
May 22, 2020