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Ontario reports three new coronavirus cases, bringing province's total to 18
TORONTO - Ontario reported three new cases of the novel coronavirus Monday, bringing the total in the province to 18, though officials say the virus is not spreading locally. A spate of new cases...
Mar 04, 2020
'It frustrates me:' Kenney says new coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it's going to be a bumpy ride as oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the novel coronavirus outbreak. "I won't hide it: it frustrates me that...
Mar 04, 2020
Quebec activists maintain rail blockades despite tentative deal in B.C.
MONTREAL - Rail blockades in Quebec remained in place on Monday in spite of a draft deal reached Sunday in British Columbia between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and senior government ministers....
Mar 04, 2020
Work on Coastal GasLink pipeline to resume, but impasse on pipeline remains
OTTAWA - Work has resumed on a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia at the centre of protests that have disrupted both rail and road traffic across the country, but questions remain...
Mar 04, 2020
Ignorance driving racism against First Nations after blockades: minister
OTTAWA - The federal cabinet minister for diversity, inclusion and youth says racism targeted at Indigenous people in the wake of national anti-pipeline protests is "horrible." Bardish Chagger sa...
Mar 04, 2020
Suspect accused of killing 13-year-old Quebec girl appears in court
ST-JEROME, Que. - The suspect charged with first-degree murder in the violent death of a 13-year-old Quebec girl appeared in court briefly Wednesday, his feet and hands shackl...
Mar 04, 2020
Gushue, Newfoundland and Labrador defeat PEI, clinch championship round spot
KINGSTON, Ont. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue has clinched a spot in the championship round of the Tim Hortons Brier. Gushue's team scored five in the eighth end en route to an 11...
Mar 04, 2020
Italian sport to take place without fans until April 3
MILAN - All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. That will...
Mar 04, 2020
ICBC profits should not be used to cover other government costs: NDP
VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democrat government is planning to table legislation this week to prevent governments from diverting surplus funds from the province's public auto insurer to cover ot...
Mar 04, 2020
Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases. A patie...
Mar 04, 2020