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Doug Ford's handling of the pandemic draws praise from friends and foes
TORONTO - No aspect of Canadian life has been left untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, including politics, and pundits agree the premier of Ontario is one of those most transformed by the outbrea...
Mar 29, 2020

'There isn't consistency:' COVID-19 response varies for children in care
WINNIPEG - Phones have been ringing continuously at the office of the First Nations family advocate in Manitoba as parents, children and social workers look for answers about what will ...
Mar 29, 2020

Grande Prairie to serve as backdrop of new film
The City of Grande Prairie is set to become the backdrop of a new film in 2021. The Edmonton based company A Little Late Films is heading up Highway 43 next summer to film their latest movie, Spearphi...
Mar 29, 2020

Uganda's Bobi Wine sings against virus, criticizes leaders
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition leader Bobi Wine, who released a song urging Africa's people to wash their hands to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, is criticizing African gov...
Mar 29, 2020

Allard urges public to follow government mandates to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak
Tracy Allard, the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Grande Prairie, is asking the public to be responsible, and follow the provincial and federal mandates in place to prevent the spread of the no...
Mar 29, 2020

Canada's sports organizations eager to unite country when pandemic passes
Tom Renney remembers exactly where he was during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It was the first time the New York Rangers had ever held their training camp in Manhattan. Renney, who was entering...
Mar 29, 2020

Home becomes school and workplace as students switch to online learning
Spring break is over in most of Canada but provincial governments and teachers' unions are still trying to figure out how learning will resume at home, which for many parents has been transf...
Mar 29, 2020

Bereaved Canadians struggle and adapt to grieve under COVID-19 measures
A funeral for Paula Lockhart was held in Kentville, N.S., last week, after the 55-year-old passed away following a long battle with cancer. For Paula's son Keith, it wasn't the service he expecte...
Mar 29, 2020

Falher, High Level areas add first confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday
The province's COVID-19 aggregate data website is reporting the first five confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Falher area on Saturday, as the province as a whole added 79 new cases to bring Alberta's ...
Mar 28, 2020 The Falher area added its first five confirmed cases on Saturday, while the High Level area (highlighted at the top) added its first case (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Canada could face legal trouble over refugee deportations: advocates
OTTAWA - Refugee advocates say Canada could be in legal hot water if the United States deports asylum seekers turned away from Canada as part of a broader deal with the U.S. to close the border t...
Mar 28, 2020