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White House imposes coronavirus travel ban on Brazil
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the world's coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in the number ...
May 24, 2020
Toronto officials say crowds eased at park flooded by thousands on Saturday
TORONTO - A downtown Toronto park flooded by a crowd of thousands on Saturday had largely emptied on Sunday as police and bylaw officers turned up in full force. Officials condemned the gathering ...
May 24, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw outlines DOs and DON'Ts for wearing a mask with active cases down to 801
Dr. Deena Hinshaw wasn't in front of the cameras on Sunday, but did share a number of vital tips about what to know with respect to wearing a mask.The chief medical officer of health for Alberta tweet...
May 24, 2020
Virtual Red Deer PCN Women's Fun Run raises $51,000
The organizer of one of the first local events to announce it would still go on despite the pandemic says it was a smashing success.The Red Deer PCN Women's Fun Run usually happens on Mother's Day Wee...
May 24, 2020
WATCH: Fallen Snowbirds member Cpt. Jennifer Casey remembered in hometown procession
HALIFAX - A procession honouring the Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatic team member who was killed in recent a plane crash made its way through the streets of Halifax Sunday afternoon.The procession ...
May 24, 2020
Federal parties set to resume battle over future of Parliament during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The battle over the future of Parliament in the age of COVID-19 will resume in earnest Monday when a small group of MPs returns to the floor of the House of Commons to argue about the path fo...
May 24, 2020
Ace Canadian esports driver Brooks tearing up the track online during COVID-19
TORONTO - Andrew Brooks could write a travelogue that would make a jet-setting socialite jealous. Paris, Tokyo, New York, Sydney and Monaco - twice - are just some of the desirable loca...
May 24, 2020
Premier says anyone who wants a COVID-19 test will be able to get one
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford announced that asymptomatic people can get tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, as cases continued to mount in Ontario and officials criticized thousands of people crowding in a&...
May 24, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 24, 2020
N.S. fire crews continue battling 'out-of-control' Porters Lake blaze
PORTERS LAKE, N.S. - Fire crews continue to battle a blaze they say remains "out of control" in a community east of Halifax. Nova Scotia Lands and Forestry says a wildfire that started Saturday in the...
May 24, 2020