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The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:45 a.m. Ontario is reporting 346 new cases of COVID-19 and 59 new deaths. There are now a total of 19,944 cases of COV...
May 09, 2020
Little Richard, flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87
NASHVILLE - Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&...
May 09, 2020
Hamilton gets empty feeling thinking about F1 without fans
PARIS - Driving around Formula One tracks without fans cheering at Silverstone and Monza would literally feel "very empty" for world champion Lewis Hamilton. The first 10 races this season have been p...
May 09, 2020
North Peace Stampede Association cancels 2020 events
The North Peace Stampede Association has announced that it is cancelling it's two summer events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and provincial mandates banning large gatherings. They add both the Big 4 ...
May 09, 2020
Saskatchewan Indigenous community 'frustrated and angry' as it battles outbreak
LA LOCHE, Sask. - Amanda Black feels lucky that her symptoms have remained mild since she tested positive last week for COVID-19. She and her six-year-old son, Malachi, have runny noses and can't tast...
May 09, 2020
Reel Shorts Film Festival to host Virtual Cinema
The Reel Shorts Film Festival, that was supposed to open on May 5, has been postponed this year until 2021, but they will be running a Virtual Cinema instead. Organizers have partnered with Toronto-ba...
May 09, 2020
Warkentin seeking more reasonable provisions in gun ban
Grande Prairie Mackenzie Chris Warkentin describes the federal government's firearms ban as "unthinkable."He says millions of law-abiding firearm owners will become criminals with the stroke of a pen....
May 09, 2020
Robert Caro writes, and waits, during the COVID-19 outbreak
NEW YORK - On most days since the coronavirus spread through Manhattan, Robert Caro has held to a familiar routine. He rises early, walks to his office down the street, spends hours on the fifth and f...
May 09, 2020
Canada backs U.S.-led effort for Taiwan at WHO over China's objections
OTTAWA - Canada has backed an American-led effort to allow Taiwan to be granted observer status at the World Health Organization because of its early success in containing COVID-19. The move is politi...
May 09, 2020
No easy fix for long-term care, but it starts with working conditions: experts
OTTAWA - Experts say the path to fixing long-term care after the COVID-19 pandemic is not clear, but many agree it starts with improving conditions for the caregivers who work in them. Policy-mak...
May 09, 2020