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Shut-in TV viewers push 'Let's Make a Deal' to record rating
NEW YORK - Shut-in television viewers tuned in to the game show "Let's Make a Deal" in record numbers last week. TV programs across the dial recorded superlatives last week with a captive audience of ...
Apr 02, 2020
'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' star Rachel Bloom has first baby
LOS ANGELES - "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Rachel Bloom has had her first child in what she says was a harrowing experience amid the coronavirus outbreak that has struck a close friend. The 32-year-old ...
Apr 02, 2020
Woman charged in Maskwacis area stabbing
A 41-year-old man is recovering in hospital following a stabbing near Maskwacis on Tuesday night.RCMP say a 37-year-old female is facing a charge of aggravated assault, and add the two people are know...
Apr 02, 2020
Maskwacis RCMP seeking stabbing suspect
The Maskwacis RCMP Community Response Unit is looking for help from the public to identify a suspect in an aggravated assault.On Mar. 23, RCMP say a member on patrol located a young male who had been ...
Apr 02, 2020 RCMP sketch of a stabbing suspect in Maskwacis March 23. (Maskwacis RCMP)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:10 a.m. A survey by a Canadian not-for-profit says that over 300,000 restaurant jobs have been lost in Ontario&n...
Apr 02, 2020
Tax collectors, auditors to help field 'historic' numbers of benefit-seeking callers
OTTAWA - Canada Revenue Agency employees know a giant spotlight will be pointed at them come Monday. That's when they begin the monumental task of delivering on historic federal benefits meant to miti...
Apr 02, 2020
Super-spreading events and Wimbledon cancelled; In The News for April 2
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 2 ... &nbs...
Apr 02, 2020
Fake test kits and other COVID online scams play on public anxiety: fraud centre
VANCOUVER - The new coronavirus has spawned an increase in online and telephone crime, targeting anxious Canadians who are self-isolating at home in front of their computers, experts sa...
Apr 02, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 100. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Shawn Auger HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - Shaw...
Apr 02, 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 02, 2020