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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:07 p.m. on April 6, 2020: There are 15,821 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 7,944 confirmed (inclu...
Apr 06, 2020
British Open cancelled until '21 as golf schedule reworked
The British Open will not be played this year for the first time since 1945, with the R&A choosing to play golf's oldest championship next year at Royal St. George's and move the 150th Open at St....
Apr 06, 2020
Wisconsin moves ahead with election, awaits Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin moved forward Monday with plans to hold in-person voting for its presidential primary on Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic with help from National Guard members staffing ...
Apr 06, 2020
Gould, aid groups discuss helping world's poorest with $100M funding boost
OTTAWA - Days before Canada announced more than $100 million in new foreign aid to fight COVID-19, a federal minister and a leading aid advocate said the country can't afford to scrimp on its overseas...
Apr 06, 2020
Nanaimo beekeepers monitoring for any sign of invasive Asian giant hornets
NANAIMO - Local beekeepers are closely watching for the potential return of Asian giant hornets after the invasive insect first appeared in the province in Nanaimo late last summer.John Holubeshen and...
Apr 06, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7 a.m. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canadian passengers on the Coral Princess cruise sh...
Apr 06, 2020
New federal aid and COVID-19 survival instinct; In The News for April 6
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 6 ... COVI...
Apr 06, 2020
Japan PM to declare state of emergency as early as Tuesday
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak,...
Apr 06, 2020
As COVID-19 triggers survival instinct, unwise decisions can result
MONTREAL - When a Quebec couple recently travelled to the far reaches of Yukon in a bid to escape the novel coronavirus, only to be turned away, it seemed a textbook case of pandemic-generated pa...
Apr 06, 2020
Ferries, commercial vessels told to reduce passenger numbers to avoid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is bringing in further measures to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on commercial passenger vessels and ferries. Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that sta...
Apr 05, 2020