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European economy suffers biggest hit on record amid pandemic
FRANKFURT - The European economy shrank by 3.8% in the first quarter as business activity was frozen by shutdowns aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. It was the biggest drop since stati...
Apr 30, 2020
Update on COVID-19 emergency aid and the CFL in peril; In The News for April 30
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 30 ... ---...
Apr 30, 2020
Toronto Mayor John Tory says he certainly can feel CFL's financial pain
Toronto Mayor John Tory has been in a similar spot to where CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie finds himself today. And just like when he was commissioner during troubling times before the...
Apr 30, 2020
The geography of grief: Portapique saddled with the stigma of mass killing
HALIFAX - For years to come, the village of Portapique, N.S., will likely be defined by tragedy. As the starting point for one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history, the rural enclave on Cobe...
Apr 30, 2020
The people who cared for a COVID-19 patient: How a single case was handled
VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains. Paramedic Jeffrey Booton watched the details flash acro...
Apr 30, 2020
The people who cared for him: How a single COVID-19 case moved through the system
VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains. Paramedic Jeff Booton watched the details flash across ...
Apr 30, 2020
'What do we do with the kids?' Experts say child care needed in reopening plans
REGINA - Kelly Knowles has many questions about returning to work, including where her son would go. The Regina hairstylist contacted his daycare after the Saskatchewan government announced last ...
Apr 30, 2020
ICU continues to deal with cases during COVID-19 pandemic with operating changes
VANCOUVER - As a senior physician at St. Paul's hospital, Dr. Del Dorscheid has a special view of how COVID-19 is affecting patient care beyond the pandemic. Unlike other parts of the hospital, t...
Apr 30, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on April 30, 2020: There are 51,596 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 26,594 confi...
Apr 30, 2020
The people who cared for him: How a single COVID-19 case moved through the system
VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains. Paramedic Jeff Booton watched the details flash across ...
Apr 30, 2020