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Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for virus
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Merkel's spokesman s...
Mar 22, 2020
Some Alberta child care centres to reopen for core service workers
The Government of Alberta will begin to reopen select licensed child care centres to provide care for core service workers.Up to 15,000 spaces will become available."All Albertans are relying on those...
Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press/Chris Young)
Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo has coronavirus
MADRID - Spanish opera singer Plcido Domingo said Sunday that he's infected with the coronavirus. The 79-year-old Domingo said in a post on his personal Facebook account Sunday that "I feel it is my m...
Mar 22, 2020
New details for participants in cancelled 2020 Woody's Marathon
The following is a message from the race director regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on the 2020 Woody's Marathon/Half/10k/5k.Over the last few days the Red Deer Marathon Society has received many, man...
Mar 22, 2020
Erin O'Toole latest to call for delay in Conservative leadership vote
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is adding his voice to the chorus of people calling for the June 27 vote to be delayed. O'Toole, a former cabinet minister and current...
Mar 22, 2020
Saturday marked International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Saturday was supposed to be a day of hearty discussion as the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD). Upwards of 200 people were anticipated to be atte...
Mar 22, 2020 (Hannah Busing)
Parliament set to reconvene on Tuesday to pass COVID-19 measures
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will reconvene Tuesday to vote on measures to ease the burden of COVID-19 on individuals and businesses. Government officials say they've been working behind the scenes w...
Mar 22, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:19 a.m. ET on March 22, 2020: There are 1,385 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ British Columbia: 424 ...
Mar 22, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:55 a.m. Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is calling for the race to be suspended. O'Toole is the l...
Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Self-isolated NFL players engage in group chats, workouts
Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Dennis Kelly has been hunkered down with his family in the Indianapolis area since the birth of his third daughter a month ago. He has been self-isolating before the ...
Mar 22, 2020