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It took a global pandemic to change Deb Scime's Easter plans. Each year, about 50 relatives spanning four generations gather for a boisterous, pot luck brunch to celebrate a Christian holiday tha...

CAIRO - Yemen's internationally recognized government Friday announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the war-torn country, stoking fears that an outbreak could devastate an already crippl...

TORONTO - John Tavares lived in New York and his wife has worked in a hospital. As the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic started to settle in the last few weeks - desperate calls for medical supplies, ...

MONTREAL - Premier Francois Legault hails Quebec health-care workers as "guardian angels," but some say they are being denied services at banks and pharmacies when they reveal their occupati...

OTTAWA - As Canada continues to combat the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, women's rights advocates say not enough focus has been placed on the unique and often disproportionate impact the pa...

OTTAWA - While Canadian businesses wait for Parliament to approve a $73-billion wage subsidy program, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to highlight today another measure that will tide some c...

OTTAWA - As she watched the novel coronavirus swallow a helpless New York City, transforming it into the twin epicentre of the pandemic, Louise Blais found lessons in her own past for how to slay a de...

TORONTO - The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has died. Gordon Stuckless was sentenced in 2016 to six and a half years behind bars - six after credit for his time ...

TORONTO - The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has died. Gordon Stuckless was sentenced in 2016 to six and a half years behind bars - six after credit for his time ...

Red Deerians will be able to enjoy the city's public garden plots this year after all, albeit under close watch.After previously announcing it would be closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, a...