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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:12 a.m. on April 7, 2020: There are 17,062 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 8,580 confirmed (inclu...
Apr 07, 2020
Trudeau provides COVID-19 update for April 7
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to...
Apr 07, 2020
Grisham out as press secretary, will head first lady's staff
WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving her post after never holding a single formal press briefing. Grisham will be assuming a new role as chief of staff to first lady M...
Apr 07, 2020
Employers posted solid job openings before virus shutdowns
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers posted a healthy number of job openings in February, evidence that the job market was in decent shape before the viral outbreak brought the economy to a near standstill. Th...
Apr 07, 2020
Maple Leafs sign forward Barabanov to one-year entry-level contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Alexander Barabanov to a one-year entry-level contract for the 2020-21 season. The 25-year-old had 20 points (11 goals, nine assists) in 43 ...
Apr 07, 2020
Virus puts UK PM in intensive care; Japan declares emergency
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care Tuesday with the coronavirus, while Japan's leader declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other regions to keep t...
Apr 07, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 9:15 a.m. The Canada Revenue Agency says 788,510 people successfully applied yesterday for pandemic-related emergency rel...
Apr 07, 2020
UK's Johnson is stable in ICU with virus, received oxygen
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit with the coronavirus, and while he is not on a ventilator, he is receiving oxygen, his s...
Apr 07, 2020
'Logan Boulet effect' continuing to save lives two years later
When Dave Kinsella anonymously donated one of his kidneys earlier this year, it didn't matter that he would never meet the recipient or that they would never know the person who saved their life.On th...
Apr 07, 2020 Dave Kinsella (middle) following his kidney donation surgery in Jan. 2020, with Tony Timmons (right) and Ryan McLennan, the man Kinsella had initially signed up to help. Timmons later donated a kidney to McLennan after Kinsella was determined to not be a match. (Supplied)
'Modern Family' cast shares memories as series finale nears
LOS ANGELES - The group crying began after the final scene of the last episode of ABC's "Modern Family" was taped - with the notable exception of Ed O'Neill, who plays patriarch Jay Pritchett. "I said...
Apr 07, 2020