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Mexico will resume sending workers after deal on better COVID-19 protections
OTTAWA - The Mexican government says it will resume sending farm workers to Canada after securing promises for more inspections and oversight to curb outbreaks of COVID-19. At least two Mexican m...
Jun 21, 2020
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. The UN health agency...
Jun 21, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:44 p.m. ET on June 21, 2020: There are 101,306 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,766 confirm...
Jun 21, 2020
Province sees largest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases during past month
Sunday saw Saskatchewan have its biggest one-day jump in new COVID-19 cases in just over a month. The Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed 20 new cases, the most since the 21 cases that arose on Ma...
Jun 21, 2020
Dimitrov positive for COVID-19, exhibition event cancelled
ZAGREB, Croatia - Grigor Dimitrov has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of an exhibition event in Croatia where top-ranked Novak Djokovic was due to play in the final. Goran Iv...
Jun 21, 2020
Family of 62-year-old man who died after police shooting call for inquiry
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Relatives of a 62-year-old man who died after a police-involved shooting west of Toronto say they don't trust the province's police watchdog to investigate the incident. ...
Jun 21, 2020
Dimitrov positive for COVID-19, exhibition event cancelled
Grigor Dimitrov said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of an exhibition event in Croatia where top-ranked Novak Djokovic was scheduled to play. Dimitrov, ranked N...
Jun 21, 2020
Subdued ceremony marks 70th anniversary of Korean War amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Wreaths were laid and the call of a single bugle rang out near Parliament Hill this morning as a subdued ceremony was held to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The cer...
Jun 21, 2020
Production workers to strike against major Navy shipbuilder
BATH, Maine - Production workers at one of the Navy's largest shipbuilders overwhelmingly voted to strike, rejecting Bath Iron Works' three-year contract offer Sunday and threatening to further delay ...
Jun 21, 2020
Summer overnight camps transitioning to day camps for 2020 season
Kids can look forward to campfires and canoeing on the lake once again with the reopening of summer camps.Under Phase 4.1 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, day camps may reopen in the province beginni...
Jun 21, 2020