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Japan PM to declare state of emergency as early as Tuesday
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak,...
Apr 06, 2020
As COVID-19 triggers survival instinct, unwise decisions can result
MONTREAL - When a Quebec couple recently travelled to the far reaches of Yukon in a bid to escape the novel coronavirus, only to be turned away, it seemed a textbook case of pandemic-generated pa...
Apr 06, 2020
100+ family members and friends throw birthday parade to celebrate twins' 94th birthday
Over 50 vehicles and 100-plus family members and friends gathered outside the Wild Rose Manor Assisted Living Facility on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 94th birthdays of twins Elenor Bain and Elme...
Apr 05, 2020 Twins Elenor Bain and Elmer Bulford wave to family members as they celebrate their 94th birthday with a parade. (Photo: Shane Clausing)
Ferries, commercial vessels told to reduce passenger numbers to avoid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is bringing in further measures to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on commercial passenger vessels and ferries. Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that sta...
Apr 05, 2020
Out of work Canadians can apply for $2000 per month benefit starting Monday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new details Sunday morning of how Canadians out of work due to COVID-19 can access a cash payment.Applications for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) ...
Apr 05, 2020
Fourth person in North Zone dies from COVID-19, Peace Region areas add new cases
A fourth person in the North Zone has died from COVID-19 while the Valleyview, Falher and Peace River areas each added one newly confirmed case of the disease Sunday.It is not known at this time where...
Apr 05, 2020 The Valleyview area was one of three areas in the Peace Region to report a newly confirmed case of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with Falher and Peace River (Photo: Government of Alberta / covid19stats.alberta.ca/)
Marianne Faithfull in hospital with coronavirus and 'stable'
LOS ANGELES - The English singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull is being treated for coronavirus in a London hospital. Her manager Francois Ravard said Sunday that Faithfull is stable, however, and res...
Apr 05, 2020
Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies
TORONTO - Shirley Douglas, the impassioned Canadian activist and veteran actress who was mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of medicare founder Tommy Douglas, has died....
Apr 05, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson's office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after tes...
Apr 05, 2020
Bars, cannabis sector eligible for $40B credit program from government bank
TORONTO - Devastated bars and lounges as well as the country's hard-hit cannabis sector will have access to $40 billion in new credit being made available via the government's business bank durin...
Apr 05, 2020