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Save-On-Foods launches $1 million campaign to feed kids in need across Western Canada
Save-On-Foods has committed $500,000 toward their $1 million fundraising goal aimed at giving kids easier access to school meal supports during the COVID-19 pandemic.With an estimated one in five scho...
Apr 03, 2020

Italian defensive lineman Dalle Piagge anxious to attend CFL's global combine
Like many Italians, Lorenzo Dalle Piagge's life has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the Italian government imposed a nationwide lockdown - which it has sin...
Apr 03, 2020

Cruise passengers to land soon and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' streamable; In The News for April 3
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 3 ... COVI...
Apr 03, 2020

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...
Apr 03, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on April 3, 2020: There are 11,283 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 5,518 confirmed (including...
Apr 03, 2020

How doctors in Canada will decide who lives and dies if pandemic worsens
When there's only one ventilator but two patients who need it, how should a doctor decide who gets the chance to survive? Medical ethicists across the country are working to help frontline workers ans...
Apr 03, 2020

Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses
The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic could get a boost if Canadians paid more attention to the relative humidity levels in public and private spaces, according to a growing body of internat...
Apr 03, 2020

Cardboard cutouts pose as guests for wedding amid COVID-19
DOWAGIAC, Mich. - Cardboard cutout wedding guests will make for a not-so-cookie-cutter wedding as a Michigan couple prepares to tie the knot during the coronavirus pandemic. After Amy Simonson and Dan...
Apr 02, 2020

Operators insist Red Deer's overflow homeless shelters safe to use during pandemic
The operators of Red Deer's overflow homeless shelters say they have everything they need to ensure public health measures are being followed to help prevent any spread of COVID-19.Criticism poured in...
Apr 02, 2020 A look inside the new temporary homeless shelter being operated by Safe Harbour during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Supplied photo)

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools announces phased plan for support staff layoffs
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools says its provincial funding for May and June is being cut by $1.3 million as a result of the Alberta government's move to direct $128 million in K-12 money to the CO...
Apr 02, 2020