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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
Alberta to share surplus ventilators, masks and gloves with Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta has more than enough protective masks, gloves and ventilators for its own COVID-19 needs, so it's sharing some of its surplus with provinces in more dire n...
Apr 11, 2020
Drive-by greeting a happy surprise for couple celebrating 48th wedding anniversary
Honking horns and cheers from well-wishers greeted David and Diane Bunnell when they stepped outside their home to a welcome surprise this week.It was all part of a coordinated drive-by anniversary pa...
Apr 11, 2020 David and Diane Bunnell celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary with a surprise 'drive-by celebration.' (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB: Qualtrough
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is working on ways to ensure seasonal workers who do not currently qualify for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit will be...
Apr 11, 2020
Hayley Wickenheiser begins personal protective equipment drive in Toronto
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser can't believe how quickly her drive for personal protection equipment has come together. The Canadian hockey legend, Ontario premier Doug Ford and an army of volunteers j...
Apr 11, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 3:20 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 as well as three new deaths. The province now has 1,445 ...
Apr 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:41 p.m. ET on April 11, 2020: There are 23,214 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 12,292 confirm...
Apr 11, 2020
Hayley Wickenheiser begins personal protective equipment drive in Toronto
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser can't believe how quickly her drive for personal protection equipment has come together. The Canadian hockey legend, Ontario premier Doug Ford and an army of volunteers j...
Apr 11, 2020
Concerns raised about COVID-19 quarantine rules for migrant workers
OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is raising concern about temporary foreign workers arriving in Canada to work on farms, saying he believes the quarantine rules for these wor...
Apr 11, 2020