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Hajdu brings anthropology, public health experience to COVID-19 fight
OTTAWA - Patty Hajdu "fell in love" with cultural anthropology at university. Now, as Canada's federal health minister in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, she's playing a leading role in an existen...
Apr 05, 2020
Anxiety lingers as N.L. officials trace bulk of COVID-19 cases to funeral home
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - On a day off work in mid-March, Craig Dyer took some time to pay his respects at the funeral of a co-worker's brother. He stopped by Caul's Funeral Home in St. John's with some...
Apr 05, 2020
Advocates warn of 'disaster' if more protections not given to migrant workers
VANCOUVER - The federal and provincial governments are facing a "potential disaster" if more protections and social-distancing guidelines aren't extended to migrant agricultural workers, advocates say...
Apr 05, 2020
Singer Pink says she had COVID-19, gives $1M to relief funds
LOS ANGELES - The singer Pink had tested positive for COVID-19, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds. In a pair of tweets, she said she and her th...
Apr 04, 2020
New Orleans calliope tribute for jazz great Ellis Marsalis
NEW ORLEANS - A tourist riverboat calliope blasted hymn and gospel tunes across New Orleans' French Quarter on Friday as a tribute to the late jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis. Marsalis, who t...
Apr 04, 2020
COVID-19 prompts slowdown at diamond exploration project
The legal dispute between Rio Tinto and its partners Star Diamond Corp., at the huge diamond exploration project east of Prince Albert has not stopped operations. However, the COVID-19 situation has r...
Apr 04, 2020 This aerial image shows the construction of the Bulk Sampling Plant where the huge bags of kimberlite samples (in top of image) are being processed to get an idea of the quantity and quality of diamonds in the sample. (Star Diamond Corp.)
Class action lawsuit filed against insurers refusing to pay business interruption insurance
A Regina business owner is at the centre of a national class action lawsuit filed Friday against indemnity insurers refusing to cover losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Thomas Siarkos, owner of Memor...
Apr 04, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:45 p.m. Prince Edward Island says it has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 compared with the prior day. The province's...
Apr 04, 2020
'The Charter still applies': Canadians urged to monitor civil liberties during pandemic
MONTREAL - While Canadians monitor their bodies for signs of COVID-19 symptoms, civil liberties advocates and human rights lawyers are urging citizens to also keep track of the possible eros...
Apr 04, 2020
One new COVID-19 case in North, 11 new in province brings total to 231
Saskatchewan had 11 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Of those 11 new cases, only one of them is from the large North region, where Prince Albert and areas are located. The provincial tota...
Apr 04, 2020 Stores around the province have taken extra precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic.