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Crowds protest against anti-black racism, police impunity in Montreal
MONTREAL - Crowds rallied at a Montreal anti-racism protest demanding justice for a black Minnesota man who died following a police intervention last week and other victims of police vi...
May 31, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6 p.m. on May 31, 2020: There are 90,947 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 51,059 confirmed (including...
May 31, 2020
New Brunswick reports new cases of COVID-19 in long-term care home
FREDERICTON - Public Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting three new cases of COVID-19 near Campbellton - in the north of the province - bringing to 12 the number of cases in a clu...
May 31, 2020
Toronto FC takes next step, starts small group training sessions on Monday
Toronto FC plans to up its training on Monday, going from individual workouts to small group sessions. Major League Soccer, which suspended play on March 12 due to the global pandemic, annou...
May 31, 2020
Raptors' Ujiri says conversations about racism can no longer be avoided
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri says conversations about racism can no longer be avoided in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the protests around the United Sta...
May 31, 2020
Ex-Bloc Quebecois leader, longtime Quebec politician Michel Gauthier dead at 70
Former Bloc Quebecois leader Michel Gauthier has died at age 70 after a battle with lung cancer. "Michel died in the arms of his wife and two children, his soul at peace," Gauthier's family said ...
May 31, 2020
Severe thunderstorm watches in effect for Saskatoon, west-central Saskatchewan
Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm watches for the City of Saskatoon, along with areas in west-central Saskatchewan on Sunday.Isolated severe thunderstorms are expected to develop through t...
May 31, 2020
Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has...
May 31, 2020
Province reports 11th COVID-19 death
The province has suffered its 11th death related to COVID-19, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) released on Sunday. A North region resident in their 70's, who tested positive for COVID-19, has d...
May 31, 2020
Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has...
May 31, 2020