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Aurora Cannabis board approves 1-for-12 share consolidation plan
EDMONTON - Aurora Cannabis Inc. says its board has approved a plan to consolidate all of its outstanding common shares on a 1-for-12 basis.The Edmonton-based cannabis company says the move will keep A...
Apr 13, 2020
Suspects charged with assault after coughing in RCMP officers face during arrest
Mayerthorpe RCMP have laid assault charges against a pair of individuals, who allegedly coughed in officers' faces while exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.On Friday, April 11, at 7 a.m., RCMP responded ...
Apr 13, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:03 a.m. on April 13, 2020: There are 24,804 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 12,846 confirmed (inc...
Apr 13, 2020
Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies dies with COVID-19
LONDON - British performer Tim Brooke-Taylor, a member of comedy trio The Goodies, has died after contracting the new coronavirus. He was 79. Brooke-Taylor's agent says he died Sunday morning "from CO...
Apr 13, 2020
Popular NYC sports photographer dead at 48 from COVID-19
NEW YORK - Anthony Causi, a highly skilled and exceedingly popular sports photographer for The New York Post who covered the city's teams for 25 years, died Sunday from the new coronavirus. He was 48....
Apr 13, 2020
Supreme Court to hold May arguments by teleconference
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hold arguments by teleconference in May in key cases, including President Donald Trump's bid to shield his tax and other financial records. The court...
Apr 13, 2020
Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's portable COVID-19 test
Health Canada has approved the use of a portable, rapid-testing device for COVID-19. The Spartan Cube from Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience is expected to help provide rapid tests for health services&...
Apr 13, 2020
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
MADRID - As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly cont...
Apr 13, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:30 a.m. Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city will open two more child care centres for children of essential and criti...
Apr 13, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 13, 2020