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The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 24, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. The Ontario government is reporting 1,009 new cases of COVID-19 today but a technical issue means the figure is an un...
Nov 24, 2020
Province announces new grants for businesses hit hard by COVID-19
EDMONTON, AB- Alberta's government is providing more financial support to job creators hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.With the temporary health measures announced November 12, the Government of ...
Nov 24, 2020
Assisted-death bill sends wrong message to Indigenous people, advocates say
OTTAWA - The chief executive officer of an organization that provides health care to the Siksika First Nation in Alberta says an assisted-dying bill sends the wrong message to Indigenous youth. ...
Nov 24, 2020
US consumer confidence drops to 96.1 as virus spreads
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence fell to a reading of 96.1 in November as rising coronavirus cases pushed American optimism down to the lowest level since August. The November reading released Tu...
Nov 24, 2020
US home price gains accelerate as pandemic shakes up housing
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices jumped in September as strong demand, low interest rates and the smallest number of available homes on record combined to push up housing costs. The S&P CoreLogic Cas...
Nov 24, 2020
Hinshaw: "We must take steps to reduce community transmission" Alberta could add new COVID-19 measures Tuesday
With the cases of COVID-19 rising substantially in the province over the last month, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, says action needs to be taken. "I have now reported 4...
Nov 24, 2020
Alberta nurses reject government's call to delay bargaining for new deal
EDMONTON - Alberta's nurses union says the province's health delivery agency has rejected a call for a settlement similar to one reached with nurses in Saskatchewan that would have provided stability ...
Nov 24, 2020
Netflix to expand production hub in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Netflix plans to establish one of the largest production hubs in North America with an expansion of its existing studio complex in New Mexico and a commitment to an additional $1 b...
Nov 24, 2020
Miss Vickie's chips recalled in Eastern Canada were also shipped west
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Miss Vickie's Canada says some of its potato chips that were part of a recall in Eastern Canada earlier this month due to possible glass contamination were inadvertently shipped we...
Nov 24, 2020
The show must go on: Students put a spin on 'Romeo & Juliet'
WESTWOOD, Mass. - "Parting is such sweet sorrow" - especially for a theatre troupe hoping to stage a live performance of "Romeo & Juliet" in the middle of a pandemic that has closed schools and re...
Nov 24, 2020