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COVID-19 crisis distracting from flood-prone First Nation's plight: NDP
OTTAWA - New Democrats say they are concerned COVID-19 is distracting the federal and provincial governments from helping a northern Ontario First Nation vulnerable to spring flooding. The spring evac...
Apr 06, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 06, 2020
Cities grapple over whether to give more room to pedestrians to spread out
OTTAWA - Battles are brewing in some cities over use of increasingly limited public space, as local governments struggle with whether to give more room for pedestrians to spread out. Canada's national...
Apr 06, 2020
Canadians can still expect weeks or months of distancing measures, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canadians shouldn't expect to return to normal life any time soon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday as he promised to expand federal aid to more workers suffering economic hards...
Apr 06, 2020
Nanaimo's Harmac mill working around the clock to create medical supplies
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo mill is doubling its production to help create more medical supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Levi Sampson, president of Harmac Pacific, said the roughly 300 workers at the mill...
Apr 06, 2020 Harmac Pacific has doubled operations of a medical-grade pulp to build more medical supplies like gowns and masks, which are desperately needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Canadian cruisers begin leaving Coral Princess in Florida amid COVID-19 outbreak
OTTAWA - Canadians began leaving the COVID-19-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship on Monday, after the ship reached Florida late last week. There were 97 Canadian passengers aboard the ship,...
Apr 06, 2020
Honor Blackman, who played Bond's Pussy Galore, dies at 94
NEW YORK - Honour Blackman, the British actress who played the Bond girl Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger," has died. She was 94. Blackman's family said in a statement Monday that she died peacefully of na...
Apr 06, 2020
Canadian Premier League still on course, looks to engage fans during hiatus
TORONTO - While his teams have been sidelined by COVID-19, Canadian Premier League commissioner David Clanachan believes they can still make a difference. CPL players and clubs have been rea...
Apr 06, 2020
Ryan Reynolds sweetens Hayley Wickenheiser's ask for medical supplies
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser's call for medical supplies for front-line health care workers got an assist from actor Ryan Reynolds. Wickenheiser is in medical school after retiring from a d...
Apr 06, 2020
Gaga raises $35M for virus fight, curates all-star TV event
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga and advocacy organization Global Citizen have raised $35 million to fight the coronavirus and will launch a TV special featuring Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish to...
Apr 06, 2020