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Ensign Energy Services cuts capital spending plan, executive salaries
CALGARY - Ensign Energy Services Inc. is cutting its capital budget and says its top executives will take a pay cut as it moves to deal with the crash in the oilpatch due to COVID-19 and the oil price...
Mar 23, 2020
Ottawa opens COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre for homeless
OTTAWA - A local recreation centre in Ottawa is becoming an isolation and treatment centre for homeless people with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19. The centre opens today, and three peo...
Mar 23, 2020
Azerbaijan GP off; no F1 race until mid-June at the earliest
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was postponed Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak, delaying the start of the Formula One season until the middle of June at the earliest. The first eight races of the ...
Mar 23, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): --- 9:05 Anyone who ignores Vancouver's state of local emergency declaration could receive a ticket and stiff fine if cit...
Mar 23, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming
PARIS - The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe on Monday, as new coronavirus infections soared and political paralysis stalled efforts for a quick aid ...
Mar 23, 2020
Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles is pregnant
LOS ANGELES - Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles, who tragically lost her daughter and unborn child two years ago, is pregnant. The Tony-winner shared on Twitter Saturday that she is due this spring. I...
Mar 23, 2020
Plague as art: Over the centuries, many kinds of stories
NEW YORK - Lauren Beukes, a script and fiction writer, is drawn to narratives that allow her to probe themes of gender and power. For her upcoming novel, "Afterland," she imagined a plot twist in whic...
Mar 23, 2020
Federal Reserve to lend up to $300B to businesses, cities
WASHINGTON - In a series of sweeping steps, the U.S. Federal Reserve will lend to small and large businesses and local governments as well as extend its bond buying programs. The announcement Monday i...
Mar 23, 2020
Warkentin says not everyone will be there when Parliament is recalled this week
Parliament is expected to be recalled this week to vote on COVID-19 measures.Grande Prairie-Mackenize MP Chris Warkentin says not everyone will have to be there."We are looking to see if there's a way...
Mar 23, 2020 Photo credit Louis Henault/Dreamstrime
Nurses asking public to help in the COVID-19 fight
Nurses are repeating what governments and health authorities are saying when it comes to stopping the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospital visits have been restricted to essential ones and anyone who is sick i...
Mar 23, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith