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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
In abrupt about-face, UFC halts shows in face of COVID-19 pandemic
In an abrupt about-face at the behest of broadcast partner ESPN, the UFC has postponed UFC 249 and all future scheduled shows due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. As recently as Wednesday, UFC pr...
Apr 09, 2020
Mayor John Tory and sports stars join forces in Team Toronto video
Toronto sports figures from Mitch Marner to Michael Bradley have joined forces with Mayor John Tory in a video urging people to "come together by staying home" during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Apr 09, 2020
User rate payment deadlines extended as COVID-19 financial fallout comes into focus for Nanaimo City Hall
NANAIMO - Payment deadlines for user rate bills will be extended for all property owners.Nanaimo city council on Thursday, April 9 unanimously endorsed allowing property owners pay their user rate bil...
Apr 09, 2020 Nanaimo councillors grappled with major financial decisions from afar during a special meeting on Thursday, April 9. (City of Nanaimo)
COVID-19 cases rises slightly on Vancouver Island, while number of deaths in B.C. hits 50
NANAIMO - One new case of COVID-19 was confirmed on Vancouver Island for a total of 82 as the rate of the virus's growth province-wide continues to slow.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry repo...
Apr 09, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported two new deaths for a total of 50 due to COVID-19 during her daily update on Thursday, April 9. (B.C. Government)