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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:52 a.m. on May 4, 2020: There are 59,858 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 31,865 confirmed (includ...
May 04, 2020

Canadian in Korean baseball league bracing for season without family, fans
Jamie Romak had no hesitation about going back to South Korea in the midst of a global pandemic to play in his fourth season in the Korean Baseball Organization. The first baseman from ...
May 04, 2020

Parliament must be given more time to study COVID-19 response: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says as provinces begin to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions, Parliament should also return to a more normal routine. Scheer says the single day that's been g...
May 04, 2020

Fire in Peace River destroys garage, no injuries reported
A structure fire in the South End of Peace River was extinguished Saturday night, but not before causing significant damage to an old vehicle garage.The Peace River Fire Department responded to the st...
May 04, 2020

Several provinces begin easing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions
OTTAWA - A much anticipated new phase in the COVID-19 pandemic starts today with several provinces beginning the process of slowly loosening some of their lockdown restrictions. Q...
May 04, 2020

Shula, winningest coach in pro football history, dies at 90
MIAMI - Don Shula, who won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history, died Monday at his home, the team said. He was 90. Shula surpassed G...
May 04, 2020

Final evacuation order lifted in Fort McMurray as flooding cleanup continues
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo after a massive ice jam caused flooding and forced about 13,000 people out of ...
May 04, 2020

Shula, winningest coach in pro football history, dies at 90
MIAMI - Don Shula, who won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history, died Monday at his home, the team said. He was 90. Shula surpassed G...
May 04, 2020

Union rallies as Cargill meat plant reopens after shutdown due to COVID-19
HIGH RIVER, Alta. - A massive meat-packing plant in southern Alberta has reopened for business two weeks after it was shutdown due to a large outbreak of COVID-19.A long line of cars and buses waited ...
May 04, 2020

Maple Leafs sign defenceman Mikko Lehtonen to one-year, entry-level contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Finnish defenceman Mikko Lehtonen to a one-year, entry-level contract for the 2020-21 season, the club announced Monday. The 26-year-old is comi...
May 04, 2020