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Doug Ford's handling of the pandemic draws praise from friends and foes
TORONTO - No aspect of Canadian life has been left untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, including politics, and pundits agree the premier of Ontario is one of those most transformed by the outbrea...
Mar 29, 2020
'There isn't consistency:' COVID-19 response varies for children in care
WINNIPEG - Phones have been ringing continuously at the office of the First Nations family advocate in Manitoba as parents, children and social workers look for answers about what will ...
Mar 29, 2020
Nanaimo woman leads charge to 'spread the love, not the germs'
NANAIMO - The simple gesture of placing a heart in the window of a home in a Nanaimo neighbourhood has had profound impacts in communities around the world.Natasha James created the Facebook group Hea...
Mar 29, 2020 A campaign started in Nanaimo has swept around the world as a way to show support and love in a community during social isolation. (Melanie Dennison/Hearts in the Window)
Uganda's Bobi Wine sings against virus, criticizes leaders
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition leader Bobi Wine, who released a song urging Africa's people to wash their hands to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, is criticizing African gov...
Mar 29, 2020
Canada's sports organizations eager to unite country when pandemic passes
Tom Renney remembers exactly where he was during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It was the first time the New York Rangers had ever held their training camp in Manhattan. Renney, who was entering...
Mar 29, 2020
Home becomes school and workplace as students switch to online learning
Spring break is over in most of Canada but provincial governments and teachers' unions are still trying to figure out how learning will resume at home, which for many parents has been transf...
Mar 29, 2020
Bereaved Canadians struggle and adapt to grieve under COVID-19 measures
A funeral for Paula Lockhart was held in Kentville, N.S., last week, after the 55-year-old passed away following a long battle with cancer. For Paula's son Keith, it wasn't the service he expecte...
Mar 29, 2020
Canada could face legal trouble over refugee deportations: advocates
OTTAWA - Refugee advocates say Canada could be in legal hot water if the United States deports asylum seekers turned away from Canada as part of a broader deal with the U.S. to close the border t...
Mar 28, 2020
Families urge action to get Canadians home from cruise ship stuck off Panama
It should have been the trip of a lifetime for Ottawa residents Catherine McLeod and Paul Innes, but it has turned into a nightmare as they remain trapped on a cruise ship where COVID-19 has taken hol...
Mar 28, 2020
Ontario allows youth to remain in care after passing cut-off age during pandemic
TORONTO - Youth in Ontario's child welfare system who pass the cut-off age during the COVID-19 pandemic will remain in care, says a new moratorium issued by the province. That means the ...
Mar 28, 2020