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Ontario's move puts pressure on feds to reveal national COVID-19 projections
OTTAWA - Canadians should brace for some grim numbers today as Ontario reveals its projections for how bad the COVID-19 pandemic could get in the country's most populous province and how long it could...
Apr 03, 2020
The Cuomo show, Andrew and Chris, enliven coronavirus TV
NEW YORK - With all their familial love and drama, the Cuomo brothers - Andrew during the daytime, Chris at night - have become compelling figures in the plague-driven landscape of American television...
Apr 03, 2020
Carnegie Hall projects $9M deficit, expects cuts next season
Carnegie Hall is projecting a $9 million operating deficit on its $104 million budget after cancelling the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic and anticipates making changes to its ...
Apr 03, 2020
Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli dies from coronavirus
SADDLE RIVER, N.J. - Jazz guitarist John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, who was inducted to the New Jersey Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 94. The virtuoso who had played for presidents at the White House d...
Apr 03, 2020
US sheds 701,000 jobs, ending a record-long hiring streak
WASHINGTON - A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that's all but shut down the U.S. economy...
Apr 03, 2020
Prince Charles opens fast-tracked London hospital
LONDON - Prince Charles on Friday remotely opened the new Nightingale Hospital at London's main exhibition and conference centre, a temporary facility that will soon be able to treat 4,000 people who ...
Apr 03, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:30 a.m. A regional government near Toronto has apologized after revealing it accidentally ma...
Apr 03, 2020
Central Peace Regional Emergency Management offering program to deliver essentials to those in need during COVID-19 pandemic
Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) and the G5 municipalities from the Central Peace Regional Emergency Management (CPERM) have joined to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.The F...
Apr 03, 2020
Italian defensive lineman Dalle Piagge anxious to attend CFL's global combine
Like many Italians, Lorenzo Dalle Piagge's life has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the Italian government imposed a nationwide lockdown - which it has sin...
Apr 03, 2020
Cruise passengers to land soon and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' streamable; In The News for April 3
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 3 ... COVI...
Apr 03, 2020