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Online service held for Kennedy family members who drowned
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A family member said thousands of people attended a virtual memorial service over the weekend for Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and her son, Gideon, extended members of the powerful K...
Apr 12, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 445 confirmed cases. Health officials say the...
Apr 12, 2020
Saskatoon unlikely to host NHL playoff games, says Sasktel Centre boss
On Friday, ESPN reported that one of the options for a potential return of the National Hockey League season would be to hold neutral site playoff games and Saskatoon was one of the cities listed as a...
Apr 12, 2020 (NHL/Facebook)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 445 confirmed cases. Health officials say the...
Apr 12, 2020
COVID-19 a 'failure of early warning' for Canada, intelligence expert says
OTTAWA - It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the Liberal government issued a national security policy in 2004. With the then-recent S...
Apr 12, 2020
COVID-19 a 'failure of early warning' for Canada, intelligence expert says
OTTAWA - It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the Liberal government issued a national security policy in 2004. With the then-recent S...
Apr 12, 2020
Canadians mark Easter as COVID-19 continues to cause pain, grief for many
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders across the country are taking a rare day off from updating the nation on the COVID-19 crisis as Canadians celebrate Easter today. Yet even as p...
Apr 12, 2020
Truckers taking precautions to fight COVID-19 amid spreading concerns
Long-haul truckers are playing an important role in bringing supplies into Canada, but some people are concerned not enough is being done to ensure they aren't transporting COVID-19 with them. "They g...
Apr 12, 2020
Trust laid low by COVID-19, but crisis could give 'civil' society new life
WASHINGTON - In war, as the saying goes, truth is the first casualty. In a global pandemic, it seems trust doesn't fare too well either. At a moment in history marked by soci...
Apr 12, 2020
'SNL' returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks
NEW YORK - "Saturday Night Live" tried its first "quarantine version" of the comedy show, with coronavirus pioneer Tom Hanks, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the comedy show's entire cast phoning in ...
Apr 12, 2020