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'We are going to be living with COVID-19 in our communities for some time:' one additional case on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - The provincial health officer has warned the COVID-19 pandemic is not going away any time soon, despite the count of confirmed positive cases dwindling.Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 29 new confi...
Apr 23, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry delivered her daily update from Victoria on COVID-19 cases in British Columbia (Government of BC Flickr)
'Very difficult:' 2020 Calgary Stampede cancelled in light of COVID-19 pandemic
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede's board of directors has cancelled the world-famous exhibition and rodeo this year because of COVID-19. President Dana Peers says the health and safety of the commu...
Apr 23, 2020
Habs winger Brendan Gallagher: Bettman 'very motivated to play these games'
Montreal Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher thinks there will be hockey this summer. And that belief comes from what he knows about one of the men in charge. Speaking on a conference call wi...
Apr 23, 2020
Mississauga Food Bank says RJ Barrett donation will provide 200,000 meals
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Mississauga Food Bank says a $100,000 donation made earlier this week by New York Knicks rookie RJ Barrett will provide 200,000 meals as part of the community's fight against t...
Apr 23, 2020
92-year-old Vin Scully hospitalized after fall at home
LOS ANGELES - Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully has been hospitalized after falling at his Los Angeles-area home. The team says the 92-year-old fell Tuesday and was taken to the hospi...
Apr 23, 2020
Online conspiracy theorists twist singer's COVID-19 death
CHICAGO - Conspiracy theorists are twisting facts online about country singer Joe Diffie's death from COVID-19 complications in order to promote their claims that health officials are exaggerating the...
Apr 23, 2020
Trump envoy to Canada defends pause in World Health Organization funding
OTTAWA - Donald Trump's envoy to Canada is defending the U.S. president's controversial decision to temporarily stop funding the World Health Organization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting ambassad...
Apr 23, 2020
'Fact' two Canadian planes left China empty, says minister after China denial
OTTWAWA, Ont. - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says today it is a matter of "fact" that two Canadian planes left China empty of supplies this week. Champagne was commenting ...
Apr 23, 2020
How one of Canada's worst mass killings unfolded across northern Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The first thing Malcolm Ryan noticed were the fires. Ryan, 81, looked out his bedroom window at about 11:15 p.m. Saturday and across the Portapique River, where he saw a wharf and, furt...
Apr 23, 2020
Flood costs in Canada could nearly triple by 2030 with no mitigation
OTTAWA - A new analysis of flood risks suggests the yearly bills from overflowing rivers and rising seas could nearly triple by 2030 if Canada doesn't do more to improve flood protectio...
Apr 23, 2020