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The geography of grief: Portapique saddled with the stigma of mass killing
HALIFAX - For years to come, the village of Portapique, N.S., will likely be defined by tragedy. As the starting point for one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history, the rural enclave on Cobe...
Apr 30, 2020
The people who cared for a COVID-19 patient: How a single case was handled
VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains. Paramedic Jeffrey Booton watched the details flash acro...
Apr 30, 2020
The people who cared for him: How a single COVID-19 case moved through the system
VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains. Paramedic Jeff Booton watched the details flash across ...
Apr 30, 2020
'What do we do with the kids?' Experts say child care needed in reopening plans
REGINA - Kelly Knowles has many questions about returning to work, including where her son would go. The Regina hairstylist contacted his daycare after the Saskatchewan government announced last ...
Apr 30, 2020
ICU continues to deal with cases during COVID-19 pandemic with operating changes
VANCOUVER - As a senior physician at St. Paul's hospital, Dr. Del Dorscheid has a special view of how COVID-19 is affecting patient care beyond the pandemic. Unlike other parts of the hospital, t...
Apr 30, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on April 30, 2020: There are 51,596 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 26,594 confi...
Apr 30, 2020
Parliamentary budget officer weighs costliest federal emergency aid programs
OTTAWA - Canadians will get an update today on two of the costliest emergency aid programs the federal government has initiated to help them weather the COVID-19 crisis. The parliamentary budget offic...
Apr 30, 2020
Search continues for Canadian military helicopter that crashed in Mediterranean
OTTAWA - The search continues today for a Canadian military helicopter that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea while participating in a NATO exercise off the coast of Greece. Greek state broadcas...
Apr 30, 2020
Memo says California governor will order all beaches closed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed Friday after tens of thousands of people flocked to the seashore last weekend during a heat wave despite his stay-a...
Apr 29, 2020
John Bolton book again delayed, this time to June 23
NEW YORK - John Bolton's book has again been delayed, according to listings on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, both of which say "What Happened In the Room" has been pushed back from May 12 to June...
Apr 29, 2020