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Local photographer picks up several international photography awards
Grande Prairie photographer Cassandra Jones continues to make noise on the international photography stage. Over the last several weeks, Jones has picked up some prestigious international awards in th...
Apr 10, 2020 Photo: Noelle Mirabella Photography
Yemen has 1st confirmed virus case, more than 10k in Israel
CAIRO - Yemen's internationally recognized government Friday announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the war-torn country, stoking fears that an outbreak could devastate an already crippl...
Apr 10, 2020
Tavares, group of Leafs make donation to front-line workers amid pandemic
TORONTO - John Tavares lived in New York and his wife has worked in a hospital. As the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic started to settle in the last few weeks - desperate calls for medical supplies, ...
Apr 10, 2020
Some Montreal health-care workers say shops, banks turning them away over COVID-19
MONTREAL - Premier Francois Legault hails Quebec health-care workers as "guardian angels," but some say they are being denied services at banks and pharmacies when they reveal their occupati...
Apr 10, 2020
Broader gender focus needed for COVID-19 response, advocates say
OTTAWA - As Canada continues to combat the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, women's rights advocates say not enough focus has been placed on the unique and often disproportionate impact the pa...
Apr 10, 2020
Trudeau to highlight interest-free loans to help small business weather pandemic
OTTAWA - While Canadian businesses wait for Parliament to approve a $73-billion wage subsidy program, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to highlight today another measure that will tide some c...
Apr 10, 2020
Canadian envoy to UN says past mental health fight has her ready for COVID-19
OTTAWA - As she watched the novel coronavirus swallow a helpless New York City, transforming it into the twin epicentre of the pandemic, Louise Blais found lessons in her own past for how to slay a de...
Apr 10, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Sex offender Gordon Stuckless dead
TORONTO - The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has died. Gordon Stuckless was sentenced in 2016 to six and a half years behind bars - six after credit for his time ...
Apr 09, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Sex offender Gordon Stuckless dead
TORONTO - The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has died. Gordon Stuckless was sentenced in 2016 to six and a half years behind bars - six after credit for his time ...
Apr 09, 2020
Saskatchewan premier doesn't see need for Emergencies Act in COVID-19 fight
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he doesn't see a need for Ottawa to use the sweeping Emergencies Act to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moe said Thursday that he has had discussions wit...
Apr 09, 2020