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Ferries, commercial vessels told to reduce passenger numbers to avoid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is bringing in further measures to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on commercial passenger vessels and ferries. Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that sta...
Apr 05, 2020
69 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta for a total of 1,250
As of Sunday, there are now 1,250 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, up 69 from yesterday.A total of 919 cases are lab confirmed while 331 are probable cases.There are three new deaths being repo...
Apr 05, 2020
Alberta's Ambassador for Sport and Active Living issues challenge to all
An Olympic champion and Alberta's Ambassador for Sport and Active Living is issuing a challenge to all citizens of the province.Erica Wiebe, a 2016 gold medal winning wrestler who lives in Calgary, wa...
Apr 05, 2020
Marianne Faithfull in hospital with coronavirus and 'stable'
LOS ANGELES - The English singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull is being treated for coronavirus in a London hospital. Her manager Francois Ravard said Sunday that Faithfull is stable, however, and res...
Apr 05, 2020
Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies
TORONTO - Shirley Douglas, the impassioned Canadian activist and veteran actress who was mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of medicare founder Tommy Douglas, has died....
Apr 05, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital with the coronavirus. Johnson's office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after tes...
Apr 05, 2020
Bars, cannabis sector eligible for $40B credit program from government bank
TORONTO - Devastated bars and lounges as well as the country's hard-hit cannabis sector will have access to $40 billion in new credit being made available via the government's business bank durin...
Apr 05, 2020
Queen makes rare public speech in response to COVID-19 pandemic
WINDSOR, United Kingdom - Queen Elizabeth II addressed Great Britain, the Commonwealth, and the world in a rare speech calling for unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.Her Majesty The Queen addr...
Apr 05, 2020
RCMP searching for Red Deer man missing after day trip to Abraham Lake
APRIL 6 - RCMP advise that Yuri Butorin was located Sunday afternoon in good health and thank the public for their assistance.
Apr 05, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:31 p.m. on April 5, 2020: There are 15,425 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 7,944 confirmed (includ...
Apr 05, 2020